Trial begins for Pullman dentist

Jan. 21– The trial for a Pullman dentist accused of four counts of Medicaid fraud began late Tuesday afternoon in Latah County. After a lengthy morning spent selecting jurors, attorneys gave their opening statements a little past 2 p.m. in the trial against 69- year-old Alfred Fairbanks. “Mr. Fairbanks had a plan, and that plan was to get money he was not entitled to,”…