SA attorney sentenced to federal prison in health care fraud case

Hugh Lappe Scott Jr., 65, to serve 6 months in prison

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio attorney was sentenced Thursday to six months in federal prison for being an accessory after the fact, the Department of Justice said.

Hugh Lappe Scott Jr., 65, pleaded guilty Jan. 14, 2016, to health care fraud, admitting that he was general counsel for United Re, a Swiss corporation established and represented to be in the business of administering reinsurance.

The DOJ said Scott stated under oath that a company called Vado AG was a reinsurer of United Re, when he knew Vado AG could not pay claims made against United Re, therefore hindering the investigation of United Re.

Scott was additionally ordered to serve six months of home detention with electronic monitoring following his prison term, surrender his law license, pay $1,209,692.60 in restitution and be placed on supervised released for three years.


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