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Marion County Chiropractor Arrested Following Fraud Investigation

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May 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Pleasantville Iowa) – Officials with the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau report a Knoxville man, 46-year-old Theodore Richard Liautaud, Jr., was arrested May 1st on a warrant charging him with: one count of Insurance Fraud Presenting False Information; Tampering with Records, and Theft in the 3rd Degree. The charges are the result of an investigation that began in May of 2023, after the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau received a complaint against Liautaud, Jr., who was the owner of the Chiropractic Hut-Liautaud Family Chiropractic located in Pleasantville.

According to the complaint, Liautaud had been billing his patient’s insurance providers for dates of services that had not taken place during a period from October 2021 to May of 2023.

Theodore Richard Liautaud, Jr

Iowans with information about insurance fraud are encouraged to contact the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau at 515-654-6556.

Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.