Naples businessman found guilty in auto insurance fraud

A federal jury has found a Naples businessman guilty in a so-called “PIP” scheme aimed at defrauding auto insurance companies, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Nesly Loute, 52, of Naples, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for his crimes when he is sentenced in January. Additionally, Loute has been ordered to pay restitution and forfeit all proceeds from the fraud.

He is the sixth person to be convicted following a two-year investigation into auto insurance fraud. “Operation Fraudulent Pain” disrupted five unlicensed chiropractic clinics that had received more than $2 million in “ill-gotten” Personal Injury Protection payments from auto insurers, the department noted.