Press Release

Kansas Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud

Thursday, August 27, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas chiropractor has pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud charges.

Kenya Laser, 35, of Overland Park, Kan., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge W. Brian Gaddy to health care fraud. This plea is one of many federal fraud cases pursued under the leadership of President Donald Trump and through the establishment of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. 

According to information presented in court, Laser was enrolled as a provider with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) and was otherwise authorized to submit claims for reimbursements to Blue KC for chiropractic and related services. Beginning around March 2022 and continuing until around March 2025, Laser carried out a scheme to receive payments from Blue KC for health care services that were not provided as billed. Laser submitted insurance claims to Blue KC seeking payment for services that were purportedly rendered to patients on dates for which Laser knew the patients had not visited Laser Chiropractic and received no medical treatment.

As part of the scheme, Laser used the information of an individual to bill for services between October 2024 and March 2025, knowing that individual had never utilized Laser for treatment. Under federal statutes, Laser is subject to a sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rudolph R. Rhodes IV.  It was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

National Fraud Enforcement Division

On April 7, the Department of Justice announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (“Fraud Division”). The Fraud Division is laser-focused on investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against the American people. The Department’s work to combat fraud supports President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a whole-of-government effort chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse within Federal benefit programs.