Dr. Rainna Furnari Brazil, 57, of Sylvan Lake, pleaded guilty to eight felony counts under a delayed sentence, on charges stemming from a fraudulent disability insurance claim and subsequent years of receiving fraudulent payments. Brazil, a licensed osteopathic physician, applied for and received disability insurance payments from the Unum Life Insurance Company of America. She subsequently continued working as a physician while receiving over $400,000 in disability insurance payments from 2017 through 2021, contrary to the terms of her insurance policy. Brazil lied repeatedly to the insurance company, denying that she had been working as a physician for compensation. This matter was referred to the Department of Attorney General by the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Fraud Investigation Unit. As a condition of the plea agreement, Brazil agreed to pay a total of $458,962 in restitution. This restitution includes $424,120 for Unum and $34,842 for Treasury. Brazil paid $50,000 toward the restitution total at the time of the plea.
