A South Bay chiropractor was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for taking kickbacks from Pacific Hospital — a corrupt medical center in Long Beach whose owner was later imprisoned — and for soliciting kickbacks from another Southern California hospital. Brian Carrico, 68, of Redondo Beach, was also ordered to pay a fine of $25,000. Carrico pleaded guilty on February 24 to one count of soliciting kickbacks — the same day his two Redondo Beach-based companies, Performance Medical & Rehab Center Inc., and One Accord Management Inc., each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to solicit kickbacks. His companies were also sentenced to one year of probation and each fined $250,000. Carrico is a licensed chiropractor and owned Performance Medical & Rehab Center, which treated injured workers. Surgeons saw patients at Performance Medical’s offices. Carrico also owned One Accord Management, which provided billing, collection and other support services for Performance Medical.
