Radiology Office Manager Convicted In $22M Worker’s Comp Scam

An office manager for a medical practice was convicted Thursday for a workers’ compensation kickback scheme that defrauded insurance companies of more than $22 million, the San Diego District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Gonzalo Paredes, 62, was convicted of 51 felony counts of paying illegal kickbacks to San Diego chiropractor for patient referrals and fraudulently billing workers’ compensation insurance companies in the California workers’ compensation system. Paredes was the office manager for Advanced Radiology of Beverly Hills, owned by radiologist Dr. Ronald Grusd, who was convicted early this year on 39 counts of fraud for his role in the kickbacks scheme.