Virginia Doctor Indicted for Perjury in Orthofix Investigation

BOSTON - A Virginia woman was charged today with making a false declaration to a grand jury. Ilene Terrell, 65, of Fredericksburg, Va., was indicted with making a false declaration to a grand jury. The indictment alleges that Terrell, a podiatrist, and representatives of Orthofix, Inc., manipulated patient medical records to induce Medicare to pay for claims for Orthofix bone growth stimulator medical devices that did not meet Medicare's payment guidelines. When Terrell was asked about these matters before the grand jury, she lied, claiming that she was not aware that any records had been manipulated.

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