Chicago Chiropractor Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme

A Chicago chiropractor, Clarence Brown III, has been found guilty of committing fraudulent federal health care charges. Brown is the owner of Dr. CB3 Wellness, Inc. and Apex Integrated Medical Center, Ltd. in Chicago.

In April 12th, 2024, he was convicted on all nine counts of health care fraud against him according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Each count is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Brown allegedly submitted false claims to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois from 2016 to 2020 for health care services that were never provided to patients. Some of the claims were for services supposedly provided when Brown was not even in Illinois. To support his fake claims, Brown created medical documents and billed BCBS $1.3 million for services provided to two families. He received $750,000 from the insurance provider for these false claims before being caught and charged with fraudulent activities in defrauding the insurance provider and submitting false claims for services not rendered.

Brown’s sentencing is scheduled for July 23rd, 2024 and if convicted he could face significant prison time for his actions.

It’s worth noting that a conviction of health care fraud is a serious crime that can have severe consequences for both the individual committing it as well as any organizations or people involved in providing or receiving fraudulent healthcare services