Providers Indicted in Kickback Scheme Filed $240M in Liens

Nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in liens have been filed under the names of two providers, their medical corporations and a durable medical equipment distributor indicted in a kickback scheme alleged to have defrauded California workers' compensation carriers out of $25 million. One provider's medical company filed 74 liens demanding $475,647 the day after the indictments were unsealed. Dr. Ronald Grusd, 69, a Los Angeles radiologist, and San Diego chiropractor George K. Reese, 50, were among eight who were indicted by a grand jury for the U.S. District Court for Southern Calif...