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New York Attorney General Runs with FRW Case; See NY Times Story

The New York Attorney General's Office announced on October 30, 2023 that it had secured $100,000 in penalties from Dr. Mark Mohrmann, a Manhattan orthopedic surgeon, for manipulating his online reviews.  Guess where the research for this case came from--Fake Review Watch!


Click on the image on the right to see the NY AG's announcement.     >>>


See below for FRW videos pertaining to the case.

November 13, 2023 story by Stuart A. Thompson for The New York Times. The Dr. Mohrmann case opens the discussion on the widespread fake review problem and efforts to combat it.  FRW research is central to the story.  Includes interview with Kay Dean.


Click on the headline to see the story.  >>>

April 2022:  Manhattan orthopedic surgeon Mark Mohrmann, a subject of videos I produced in 2020 and 2021, is again receiving fake reviews.  In fact, he has suspicious and clearly fake reviews on Google, Yelp, Healthgrades, and Vitals.  So, who at the practice could be behind those fake reviews?  Hmmm. . . 


Click on the image to see the video.  >>>

January 2021:  "Sean Wood", a review broker active in Facebook review trading groups, is arranging fake reviews for Dr. Mark Mohrmann, an orthopedic surgeon, and his practice, Highline Orthopaedics in Manhattan.  Wood uses multiple Google and Yelp profiles to trade for fake reviews for businesses in his network. 


Click on the image to see the video.  >>>

July 2020:  Six medical clinics are receiving fake Google reviews via an SEO company. Those documented with fake reviews include Dr. Mark Mohrmann in New York, California's Torrance Hyperhidrosis Institute, Torrance Hernia Center, Torrance Spine Institute, Torrance Podiatry Institute, and the Allergy and Asthma Center in Hazlet, New Jersey. 


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