The Sunday Post’s report on how a vile cast of villains — Russian and MS-13 gangsters, plus slimy surgeons, lawyers and lenders — pressure migrants, the homeless and other vulnerable New Yorkers to undergo unnecessary surgeries to bolster bogus lawsuits is a tale right out of a twisted horror film.

It’s the melting pot of all scams.

Russian gangsters, MS-13 members, and a cadre of corrupt surgeons, lawyers and lenders are pulling off the latest big con in the city: bogus personal-injury lawsuits where immigrants go under the knife to help their twisted ruse.

Disclosure of third-party litigation funding, which is routinely blamed for skyrocketing litigation defense costs and increased verdicts, could make the judicial system more efficient, advocates of disclosure regulations say.

Ailing 9/11 first responders. Brain-injured football players. An elderly Brooklyn resident who fractured a hip after falling into a hole outside her apartment. This seemingly disparate group has one thing in common: they were all victimized two times over.

It’s time to crack down on the skeevy lending practice that’s draining New Yorkers’ wallets.

An unregulated, multi-billion dollar New York industry that encourages questionable lawsuits is causing a “crisis” in the real estate world, two powerful building and construction groups charge.

ALBANY, New York (January 30, 2024) —

Consumers for Fair Legal Funding (CFLF) — a coalition of community groups, social justice organizations, and business interests across New York — today announced the relaunch of its push for commonsense reform of the unregulated and predatory lawsuit lending industry.