Chiropractor Loses Challenge to Conviction, Sentence, for Insurance Fraud

A California appellate court rejected a chiropractor’s challenge to his conviction and sentence for his role in a workers’ compensation fraud conspiracy. Case: People v. Pierce, No. F074602, 07/11/2019, unpublished. Facts: Dolphus Dwayne Pierce, a chiropractor, and Tomas Ballesteros Rios, a physician, operated the P&R Med-Legal Medical Corp. P&R contracted with physicians to perform examinations of workers' compensation patients and dispense prepackaged medications with little or no regard for medical need. P&R also contracted with Premier Interpreting and Suppor...