Physical Therapy Practice Owners Get 6 Years For Fraud

By Matthew Santoni · March 2, 2026, 3:07 PM EST

The owners of a defunct Erie, Pennsylvania, physical therapy practice were each sentenced to six years in prison for defrauding federal healthcare programs by overbilling, prosecutors announced Monday....

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Case Information

Case Title

USA v. HERTEL & BROWN PHYSICAL AND AQUATIC THERAPY et al

Case Number

1:21-cr-00039

Court

Pennsylvania Western

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

November 09, 2021