Physical Therapist Sentenced For Fraudulent Billing

A Rochester man and his employer were sentenced on Thursday for defrauding insurance companies regarding physical therapy services they said were provided to patients injured in car accidents. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns sentenced Walkyrie Massie, 39, and 65-year-old Edward Rossi, of Rochester, to prison for 30 months and 18 months, respectively, and two years of supervised release. The judge also ordered them to pay $174,597 in restitution to the defrauded insurance companies.