A chiropractor who owned a clinic in Maywood, Ill., for more than 10 years has been sentenced to 70 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud, according to an ABC 7 Chicago report.
Chiropractor Darwin Minnis, DC, former operator of the Spine and Joint Rehabilitation Center, pleaded guilty last November. He admitted he and others submitted false claims to obtain payments from workers’ compensation and other insurers for services never rendered, according the report.
The fraudulent activity resulted in an intended loss of at least $3 million and an actual loss of more than $1.4 million. Dr. Minnis has also been ordered to pay restitution totaling $1,450,202.
Read the ABC 7 Chicago report on Dr. Darwin Minnis.
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