Matawan Chiropractor Indicted On Healthcare Fraud Charges

MATAWAN, NJ — A chiropractor who lives in Matawan but practices in Bayonne was indicted for allegedly submitting hundreds of fraudulent claims to Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield (HBCBS) of New Jersey for healthcare services that he did not perform.

Charles B. Boas, 73, of Matawan, was indicted on 261 counts of second-degree health care claims fraud, second-degree theft by deception, two counts of third-degree failure to file tax returns, and two counts of third-degree failure to pay taxes.

The indictment was returned by a grand jury last Friday, Dec. 10. It was announced by the New Jersey Attorney General.

The grand jury indictment alleges that between December 12, 2016 and March 13, 2018, Boas submitted, or caused to be submitted, 261 fraudulent health care claims to HBCBS for payment or reimbursement for health care services purportedly rendered to patients on various dates.

According to the indictment, Boas obtained $75,000 or more from HBCBS by creating the false impression that he provided health care services to certain patients, when in fact he did not.

The indictment further alleges that Boas failed to pay $31,560 in income tax for income earned in 2016 and failed to pay $65,525 in income tax for income earned in 2017.

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