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Neil Hopper, 49, a vascular surgeon from Truro, England, has been the subject of a 2 and 1/2-year investigation after he allegedly tried to defraud two insurance companies, The Guardian reported on July 23.
Creme de la Weird Neil Hopper, 49, a vascular surgeon from Truro, England, has been the subject of a 2 and 1/2-year investigation after he allegedly tried to defraud two insurance companies, The Guardian reported on July 23. Devon and Cornwall police said that in 2019 he "made a false representation to insurers, namely the injuries to his legs were the result of sepsis and were not self-inflicted."
Hopper is accused of amputating his own legs in the scheme, hoping to gain $320,000 from one company and $314,000 from the other.
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