A Franklin County judge sentenced Holaday to 30 days in jail and ordered him to repay $106,566 in restitution, which he did after the sentencing on Tuesday, according to the BWC. The judge also placed him on community control for five years and ordered him to pat $12,500 in investigative costs and court costs.
Holaday and co-defendant Dr. Gary Berner are also jointly liable for an additional $104,350.
Berner was sentenced to five years community control, ordered to pay $110,000 in restitution and given a conditional 180-day jail sentence, based on when he pays restitution, according to BWC.
Holaday could not be reached for comment.
The workers compensation bureau - along with the state attorney general’s office - launched a sting operation dubbed “Operation Backbreaker” when they got wind Holaday, who has been decertified as a workers comp provider, was using the names and provider numbers of the chiropractors he worked with to conceal his direct involvement with worker’s compensation patients, according to the state.
Special agents with the BWC posed as injured workers and sought treatment at two clinics. According to the state, the agents found Holaday was not only working on actual patients and billing the bureau, he was also sending bills for treatment he never provided.
“Operation Backbreaker was an elaborate scam and an unfortunate reminder that some providers are concerned more with how much they can bill BWC than with ensuring injured workers receive appropriate care,” said Administrator and CEO Stephen Buehrer. “Employers expect BWC to ensure care for their workers by ethical providers that are authorized to treat them so their premium dollars are not lost to fraud by deceptive providers.”
Dr. Dennis M. Mulcahy, Charles E. Hoskins, Jr. and Debra A. Ramge also pleaded guilty and were sentenced to two years probation, according to BWC spokesperson Melissa Vince.