Podiatrist arrested for insurance fraud (MS)
Larry Cruel, D.P.M., a Mississippi podiatrist, has been arrested following an insurance fraud investigation, announced Attorney General.
Larry Cruel, D.P.M. (age 44), is a podiatrist at Advanced Foot Care in Jackson, MS. He was recently arrested by investigators with the Attorney General's Office and charged with one count of insurance fraud and one count of wire fraud for allegedly submitting false claims to Blue Cross Blue Shield. Dr. Cruel faces up to three years for the insurance fraud charge and up to five years for the wire fraud charge .
As with all cases, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Source: Compnewsnetwork, March 27, 2009 (workerscompensation.com)
