Episode 67
cracked spines and black market body crimes | jan. 2, 2025 | 45:00
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
In Las Vegas in the 2000s, poorly planned fraud abounds across industries.
Hosts
Greg Caputo
Maria Raha
Jason Schell
Topics
This week’s headline: Action News Now, Arapahoe County, Colorado, Oct. 19, 2024
Obteen Nassiri
Advanced Accident Chiropractic Care
Med Ed Labs
Additional Resources
Allstate Insurance Company. “Allstate Wins Major Medical Fraud Lawsuit; Puts Fraudsters on Notice,” PR Newswire. Sept. 18, 2013.
Allstate Insurance Company, et. al., v. Nassiri, et. al. United States District Court, District of Nevada. May 26, 2020. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25291467-allstate-vs-med-ed-labs/
Allstate Insurance Company, et. al., v. Nassiri, et. al. United States District Court, District of Nevada. Aug. 26, 2010. https://casetext.com/case/allstate-insurance-company-v-nassiri-6
Hauser, Christine. “A Body Donated to Science Was Dissected for a Paying Audience,” The New York Times. Nov. 5, 2021.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/us/man-dissected-autopsy-consent.html
Hixenbaugh, Mike; Caroll, Susan; Kreutz, Liz; and Kingkade, Tyler. “Dealing Corpses from a Las Vegas Strip Mall: A Look Inside the Shadowy U.S. Body Trade,” NBC News. Dec. 11, 2024.
Ingalls, Chris. “Manager of Lab that Sold Body to Autopsy Event Lost Doctor’s License for Misconduct,” King 5. Nov. 10, 2021. https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/med-ed-lab-autopsy-event/281-e09b45f4-6e83-46d6-bbb4-8e91df35d507
McDonnell, AJ. “David Saunders, COVID-19 Victim at ‘Oddities Event Without Family’s Consent, Report Says,” Daily Beast. Nov. 3, 2021. https://www.thedailybeast.com/david-saunders-covid-19-victim-dissected-at-oddities-and-curiosities-expos-oregon-autopsy/
NBC News. “Dealing the Dead” series. https://www.nbcnews.com/dealing-the-dead
Nassiri v. Chiropractic Physicians’ Board. Supreme Court of Nevada. April 3, 2014. https://law.justia.com/cases/nevada/supreme-court/2014/60490.html
Nassiri, Obteen. “Obteen N. Nassiri - About.” Oct. 26, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95m2TioWqAw&themeRefresh=1
Planas, Antonio. “Widow Says She Never Agreed to Husband’s Body Being Dissected for Spectators at ‘Autopsy’ Show,” NBC News. Nov. 3, 2021.
Ryan, Cy. “$3.5 Million Judgment Against Las Vegas Chiropractor Upheld,” Las Vegas Sun. Dec. 17, 2015. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/dec/17/35-million-judgment-against-las-vegas-chiropractor/
