Gainesville Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

A Gainesville clinic owner pleaded guilty to insurance fraud and was ordered to repay $1 million after an investigation by the Texas Department of Insurance found that he billed for chiropractic services without having a licensed chiropractor on staff. Mark A. Cox entered a guilty plea to first degree felony insurance fraud this month and was sentenced to 10 years' deferred probation, and ordered to pay $1 million in restitution, TDI said in a news release last week. TDI’s investigation found that Cox had submitted billings for chiropractic services from 2010 through 2015 but ...