Chiropractor faces felony charges

Published: 2009-12-03 10:57:12
Author: Brian Gawley | Sequim Gazette | December 2, 2009

A former Sequim chiropractor now living in Missouri faces one count of theft and nine counts of making false statements or concealing information for allegedly double-billing the state Department of Labor and Industries.

Marc A. Ferrin owned Coastal Chiropractic Center in Sequim and COBI Chiropractic Center on Bainbridge Island. He moved last spring to Jefferson City, Mo., where he operates JC Chiropractic.

A 20-page affidavit alleges Ferrin double-billed L&I between July 2007 and April 2008. It says Ferrin stole more than $1,500 - which qualifies as first-degree theft - and details nine patients from whom Ferrin took money, then also billed Labor and Industries.

First-degree theft is a Class B felony with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Making false statements or concealing information is a Class C felony with a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

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