An Arizona grand jury has indicted a chiropractor’s medical insurance billing representative and her husband on fraud, theft and conspiracy charges.
The state alleged Esther Obrutz, 42, of Thousand Oaks, Calif., submitted fraudulent insurance claims to Cigna Health and Life Insurance for chiropractic services received by herself, husband Daniel Obrutz and their two children.
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She is accused of submitting false claims for chiropractic services received by her family on 4,000 different dates. Cigna paid more than $1 million for the claims. The Obrutzs will be arraigned April 9 in Maricopa County Superior Court.
The Arizona Department of Insurance’s fraud unit investigated the case with help from the Arizona Attorney General, National Insurance Crime Bureau and the Phoenix Police Department.
