An Oakland County doctor is set to face a trial concerning eight felony charges in connection with an alleged $400,000 disability insurance fraud. Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office announced that Dr. Rainna Furnari Brazil is accused of deceiving Unum Life Insurance Company of America to receive disability insurance payments between 2017 and 2021, even while she was still practicing as a physician. Brazil faced arraignment in District Court last month, with the case then being referred to the 6th Circuit Court, but a trial date is yet to be confirmed.

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