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Suburban Chicago chiropractor sentenced for fraud
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CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Chicago-area chiropractor to 6 ½ years in prison for defrauding a private health insurance company. U.S. District Judge Ronald Guzman sentenced 51-year-old Bradley Mattson of Lake Forest on Monday and ordered him to begin serving his sentence on Jan. 25. Mattson also must pay almost $2.1 million in restitution. Mattson pleaded guilty in September to defrauding Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. He admitted that between 1999 and 2009, six suburban clinics he owned with two co-defendants submitted nearly $5.9 million in false claims for services that were not medically necessary or were never provided to patients. The clinics collected almost $2.1 million. Co-defendant Steven Paul of Northbrook also pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing. Charges are pending against co-defendant Neelesh Patel of Northbrook. 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
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1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
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