Jury Convicts Doctor of Fraud, Lying to Medical Board

A Riverside County jury convicted a doctor on seven counts of fraud relating to workers’ compensation medical-legal reports, and seven counts of perjury for lying to the Medical Board of California during a disciplinary proceeding. The jury on Thursday found Dr. Benjamin G. Cox, 86, guilty on seven counts of fraud for billing carriers $90,000 for med-legal reports when he was not a qualified medical evaluator. He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 13. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said Cox conducted exams and prepared reports for cases where there was no dispute ...