Marion County Chiropractor Guilty of Theft

Des Moines, Iowa - Theodore Richard Liautaud Jr., age 46, of Knoxville Iowa was arrested on May 1, 2024, following a warrant for his arrest. Liautaud was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud Presenting False Information, Tampering with Records, and Theft in the 3rd Degree.

Liautaud pled guilty to a lesser offense of Theft in the 4th Degree. He was sentenced on October 31, 2024, and received a deferred judgment. He was also ordered to pay restitution in an amount to be determined, civil penalty of $430, and was placed on probation for one year.

The charges against Liautaud originated from an investigation that commenced in May 2023, after the Iowa Insurance Division's Fraud Bureau received a complaint about Liautaud, the owner of Chiropractic Hut-Liautaud Family Chiropractic in Pleasantville, Iowa.

The complaint alleged that Liautaud billed his patients' insurance providers for services that did not occur between October 2021 and May 2023.

Iowans with information about insurance fraud are encouraged to contact the Iowa Insurance Division Fraud Bureau at 515-564-6556.