The United States Attorney’s Office announced that a Waynesboro chiropractor has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a bogus automobile accident personal injury claim.According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, Lawrence S. Herman, 47, of Frederick pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements in health care matters Monday in District Court The charges stem from a claim Herman submitted to the USAA insurance company in May 2012 for injuries allegedly suffered in an Aug. 16, 2011, automobile accident in Maryland. In May 2012, Herman supported his claim with records indicating he was treated by a chiropractor for neck and back injuries between August 2011 and January 2012.When USAA did not immediately honor the claim, Herman hired a Baltimore area law firm to demand $60,000 from USAA for reimbursement of his chiropractic treatment expenses and for pain and suffering.

Submitted June 25, 2014