In Re Toplitt

Respondents were .named as defendants in a multi-count, multi-party indictment charging conspiracy to obtain moneys by false pretenses from various liability insurance companies by presenting false claims for personal injuries in automobile accidents and prosecuting suits and obtaining payments thereon. Pursuant to a plea bargain, Toplitt pleaded guilty to one count of the indictment and Marcus did likewise as to two counts. It is freely admitted they both had participated in numerous other fraudulent claims beyond those as to which the pleas were entered. Indeed, Toplitt, whose nefarious…