Monmouth County Chiropractor Sentenced for Billing Insurance Companies More than $18,000 for Medical Services Never Provided
Defendant Submitted More than 175 Fraudulent Claims

TRENTON - Attorney General Zulima V. Farber and Division of Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that a Monmouth County chiropractor has been sentenced to state prison for filing more than 175 fraudulent Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance and workers compensation claims for medical services that were never provided.

According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden Brown, Mark A. Radowitz, 45, of Monroe, was sentenced Friday, April 21, by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Francis P. DeStefano to three years in state prison and ordered to pay more than $16,000 in restitution. The sentence was pursuant to Radowitz’s guilty plea to health care claim fraud, a charge which was contained in a July 15, 2005 state grand jury indictment.

At the Jan. 30 guilty plea before Judge DeStefano, Radowitz admitted that between July 2, 1999 and Sept. 5, 2000, he billed Allstate Insurance Company and the California State Workers Compensation Insurance Fund more than $18,000 for multiple chiropractic services purportedly provided to two patients. An investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice - Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor determined that at least 179 claims submitted by Radowitz were fabricated. In each instance, the investigation determined that no services had been provided to patients.

State Investigator Weldon Powell, Civil Investigator Marisol Mateo and Deputy Attorney General Joan Burke were assigned to the investigation. DAG Burke represented the Division of Criminal Justice - Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor at the sentencing.