In 1985, Brian Calen claimed he was blinded in the right eye in a cruise ship accident. Seven years later, he said a ship's telescope blinded him again. Then, he said, he was blinded on two more trips - by a champagne bottle and a flying disc.
All in the same eye.
Calen's unlucky streak - which allowed him to collect more than $1 million in travelers' insurance money - finally caught up with him this week, when he was charged with insurance fraud and grand larceny.
"How does a guy get blinded again and again?" District Attorney Jeanine Pirro asked.
Calen took out insurance policies that covered losses during travel that did not require a medical examination. The policies were sometimes triggered just by charging the trip on a credit card.
Good try
All in the same eye.
Calen's unlucky streak - which allowed him to collect more than $1 million in travelers' insurance money - finally caught up with him this week, when he was charged with insurance fraud and grand larceny.
"How does a guy get blinded again and again?" District Attorney Jeanine Pirro asked.
Calen took out insurance policies that covered losses during travel that did not require a medical examination. The policies were sometimes triggered just by charging the trip on a credit card.
Good try
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