Chiropractor pleads not guiltyPublished: 2009-12-10 06:43:58Author: Brian Gawley | Sequim Gazette | December 8, 2009A former Sequim chiropractor accused of double-billing the state
Department of Labor and Industries appeared Dec. 4 in Clallam County
Superior Court and pleaded not guilty.
Marc A. Ferrin, 44, of
Jefferson City, Mo., was charged Nov. 20 with one count of first-degree
theft and nine counts of "criminal liability of persons making false
statements or concealing information."
Ferrin owned Coastal Chiropractic Center in Sequim and also COBI Chiropractic Center on Bainbridge Island.
He moved to Jefferson City in the spring of 2009, where he operates a new clinic, JC Chiropractic.
At the Dec. 4 hearing, Ferrin agreed to return for future court dates and waived his right to a speedy trial.
A 10-day trial before Judge Brooke Taylor was set for May 3, 2010.
During
a Sept. 24, 2008, search of Ferrin's Sequim office, officers seized an
appointment calendar and 523 billing records, daily receipts, patient
charts and treatment notes.
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