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Chiropractor Charged with Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Scam
A Metairie chiropractor has been indicted on charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and making a false statement, federal authorities announced. Benjamin Tekippe, 37, of New Orleans, was charged with the crimes in connection with his ownership and operation of Metairie Chiropractic, located in Metairie, Louisiana.
According to the indictment, Tekippe knowingly participated in a scheme to defraud a health care benefit program. He submitted and caused to be submitted fraudulent claims to health care benefit programs that falsely represented that certain health care services were provided to patients. In reality, the services were not actually provided.
On various dates in 2019, Tekippe submitted or caused to be submitted claims for payment which were not provided, prosecutors alleged. He also knowingly used or caused to be used, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person, specifically insurance members’ unique member identification numbers, to bill for services which were not provided.
On or about July 22, 2020, Tekippe did knowingly and willfully make a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement to Special Agents of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, authorities alleged.
If convicted of health care fraud, Tekippe faces a possible maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and up to three years of supervised release. If convicted of aggravated identity theft, he faces a possible sentence of 2 years of imprisonment to be run consecutively to any other sentence and up to one year of supervised release. If convicted of making a false statement, Tekippe faces a possible maximum sentence of 5 years imprisonment and up to three years of supervised release.
The case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. An indictment is merely a charge and the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The prosecution of the case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Kathryn McHugh.
Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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