Detective Had Probable Cause To Charge Man In Fraudulent Billing Scheme

Mealey's (May 5, 2022, 10:59 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A federal district court did not err in dismissing a malicious prosecution claim brought by a chiropractor against the detective who investigated fraudulent billing claims against the chiropractor that eventually led to eight criminal charges in relation to the alleged scheme because the information the detective gathered during his investigation provided him with the necessary probable cause to charge the chiropractor with each of the counts, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled May 2 in affirming....