Ohio Chiropractor Sentenced for $33K Attempted Insurance Fraud

Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that Boardman, Ohio, chiropractor David Esarco has been sentenced for attempted insurance fraud and attempted theft.

Esarco was sentenced in the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas to two years of community control, 60 days on electronically monitored house arrest with work privileges, a $1,000 fine and ordered to pay court costs. Full restitution was paid to the victims.

According to the Ohio Department of Insurance, a joint investigation led by the department with the assistance of the Boardman Police Department and the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office found Esarco billed insurance companies more than $33,000 for services that he never rendered to patients at his practice, Esarco Chiropractic and Wellcare.

The department began an investigation in November 2010 after receiving information Esarco was billing private insurance for services not rendered. The investigation, which involved the execution of a search warrant at Esarco’s practice, confirmed he falsely billed multiple insurers for such treatments as manipulations and therapeutic exercises.

Esarco pled guilty in November 2012 to workers’ compensation fraud involving a similar billing scheme.

Source: Ohio Department of Insurance