Monday, March 05, 2007

Massage Business Owner Pleads Guilty in Insurance Scheme

Massage Business Owner Pleads Guilty in Insurance Scheme: "A Glendale, Calif., skin care and massage business owner has plead guilty after California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigators found she was filing claims for acne and chiropractic treatments when her clients were getting facials and massages.

Robyn Alexandre, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of insurance fraud and one count of false tax returns as part of a plea agreement with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Alexandre will serve 52 non-consecutive weekends in county jail or in a private facility and pay $257,171 to the Franchise Tax Board. Alexandre was also ordered to pay $454,000 in restitution to Blue Cross, Aetna, Blue Shield, and Health Net insurance companies on a percentage of their losses."

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