Former Chiropractor, Co-Defendant Sentenced In Insurance Fraud Scheme
By Maggie Kiely, The Eagle, Bryan, Texas | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
$3 million worth of false billing claims -- which insurance companies paid at least
The three are scheduled for sentencing in July.
Four
Lindsey, who has since had his chiropractic license revoked, worked as a chiropractor at the clinics -- all of which were owned by his co-conspirators -- and would see patients who'd allegedly been injured in auto accidents and were being referred to Lindsey by
The clinic owners had agreed to pay Lindsey
"Jessie was instructed on which treatments to mark down in order for the billing to be approved and to alternate treatments on the billing so it did not look suspicious," according to a statement from the
The co-conspirators would then use the falsified bills to pressure auto insurance companies into settling claims, according to U.S. attorneys.
Charges were brought against the five co-defendants in
Since being charged, Greening said, his client has become a stay-at-home dad. He also testified against Dickerson and Graham at their trials.
"We were very happy with the variance that the judge made from the [sentencing] guidelines," he said.
Jessie was represented by
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