Appeals Court Affirms Texas Physician’s Workers’ Comp Fraud Conviction

The Third Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas, has affirmed a trial court’s 2014 conviction of Howard Douglas, III, M.D., of Frisco on felony fraud charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Co.

Douglas was convicted and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for overbilling Texas Mutual for medical evaluations performed on injured workers.

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