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Chiropractor pleads guilty in insurance fraud scheme

Man billed Blue Cross for services he didn't perform; faces five years

Kevin Grasha
kgrasha@lsj.com

GRAND RAPIDS - A chiropractor who once was an owner of the Greater Lansing Chiropractic Center has pleaded guilty to billing an insurance company for services he did not provide.

Dan Schultz, 44, who authorities say now lives in California, admitted telling his staff to prepare false documents to submit to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Grand Rapids.

Schultz pleaded guilty Aug. 12 in federal court before U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker, records show.

He faces up to five years in prison and fines. Schultz, as part of his plea, agreed to pay back more than $62,000, prosecutors said.

That amount represents the services billed that he never performed, according to prosecutors.

Schultz will be sentenced Nov. 30.

According to an indictment filed earlier this year:

• Instead of billing for procedures or treatments he actually provided, Schultz told employees at the DeWitt Township practice to randomly bill for specific chiropractic services.

• In response to a 2006 audit, Schultz directed employees to alter records in an attempt to conceal his billing scheme.

• The fraud happened between 2003 and 2007.

Schultz's attorney, Larry Willey, did not respond to a telephone message seeking comment.

Schultz left the Greater Lansing Chiropractic Center two years ago.

He could not be reached for comment Thursday.


What's next
• Dan Schultz pleaded guilty Aug. 12 in federal court before U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker.

• He faces up to five years in prison and fines exceeding $62,000.

• Schultz will be sentenced Nov. 30.
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