The prosecutors of the California Bar argued that it was very negligent of Matthew Rifat to simply rely on the statements of the defense attorneys, the lawyers who were defending the defendants in the Los Angeles County Indictment that was put out against Dr. Uwaydah and his cronies in February of 2015. 

This group of defendants, which included Dr. Uwaydah, was nicknamed the “Criminal Organization Munir Uwaydah,” by the Los Angeles deputy district attorneys prosecuting the case. 

It’s a well-known cliché that defense attorneys always state “my client is innocent”.  They are quoted constantly saying it in news reports as they speak directly to journalists.  Defense attorneys for medical providers accused of and many times charged with fraud always pontificate that there is “no fraud”.  It’s just what they say in defense, that their clients committed no fraud, in one way or another, and that any charges are just aggressive moves by greedy insurance companies who don’t want to pay their claims. 

This has been a standard argument that has been repeated for countless years, ad nauseum. 

The defending attorneys claim the district attorneys and the insurance companies are in a conspiracy because district attorneys get a... Read More

Matthew Rifat took a plea deal on February 29, 2024 with the Riverside County District Attorney’s office. 

He got his Indictment for conspiracy, money laundering, and workers’ compensation... Read More