Chiropractor found guilty in connection with insurance scam
The 18 charges stem from 18 occurrences when the FBI said Posada tried to use the same scheme to defraud a number of health care benefit programs, including Medicare, Cigna,
Calls to Posada requesting comment were not immediately returned Saturday.
According to the indictment, Posada is accused of submitting the claims as far back as 2008, and on at least one occasion he is accused of submitting claims to an insurance company for services provided to patients in
Further, the indictment states: "Posada, at times, used the names and identifying information of certain individuals, including patients without their knowledge or authorization, and caused the creation of fraudulent claims submitted by
When the indictment was returned
Posada is accused of depositing the money he received from the health care benefit program to a bank account for the parent company of
In its indictment, the grand jury further alleged Posada is to forfeit to
Records show that Posada's most recent chiropractor's license was set to expire at the end of July of this year. According to FBI spokesman
Croon said Posada is expected to be sentenced at a court appearance in February of next year.
Health care fraud is punishable by as many as 10 years in prison, according to the March news release from Levin.
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