Judge Affirms Chiropractor’s, Runners’ Convictions For Roles In Fraud Scheme

Mealey's (April 9, 2018, 2:40 PM EDT) -- MINNEAPOLIS — The government presented sufficient evidence to prove that three individuals conspired to illegally refer automobile accident victims to a chiropractic clinic that submitted bills to insurance companies for medically unnecessary treatments because misrepresentations they made to the companies were material and intended to defraud them, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled April 5 in denying their motions for acquittal (United States of America v. Preston Ellard Forthun, et al., No. 16-339, D. Minn., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58214)....