Texas Father, Son Sentenced For Bilking Insurance Of Over $27M In Scam

A father and his son were sentenced on Wednesday to a combined 15 years in federal prison for submitting more than $27 million in fraudulent hearing aid claims through their businesses in Bedford and Arlington.

Terry Lynn Anderson, 69, of Dallas, was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to pay $13.7 million in restitution to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.

He also was ordered to forfeit his 300-acre ranch in Valley Mills, three vehicles and more than $3.1 million seized from nine financial accounts.

His son, Rocky Freeland Anderson, 38, of Dallas, was sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay more than $8.4 million to the insurance company.