Two divers have been found guilty of swindling �250,000 from the NHS for treating bogus cases of the bends.
David Welsh, 49, from Plymstock, Devon, and 43-year-old Michael Brass from Liverpool paid strangers to pose as divers needing decompression treatment.
Welsh's Fort Bovisand diving centre in Plymouth billed health trusts �6,500 each for treating the 37 fake victims.
Both men, who will be sentenced next month, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to defraud at Plymouth Crown Court.
They were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the NHS and perverting the course of justice.
The court heard Welsh and Brass only requisite the
