Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners MBCE Randy Miland MN Board of Chiropractic MBCE Reinstates Swindlers License - Ignores Victim Repayment Rights Minneapolis Minnesota

Victims and patients of swindling chiropractor Randy Miland want to know why the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners (MBCE) is reinstating Miland’s license without requiring him to repay victims.

Randy Miland pled guilty to 5 Counts of Theft by Swindle in Washington County District Court and was ordered by the State of Minnesota in 2001 to repay more than 20 patients and victims 1.3 million dollars. He also was sentenced to serve 55 months incarceration. However, Miland was released from incarceration after 6 months in a work camp and terminated payments to victims when released from probation. Miland remains evasive with repayment requests from victims. According to Washington County Court records, the unpaid victim balance is more than 1.5 million dollars.

Upon Miland's release from probation in 2004, he embarked on a new investment fraud scheme involving more than $500,000. The Federal government convicted him of wire fraud in 2006 and Miland was again sentenced to incarceration in a work camp and ordered to repay victims.

The Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners is in the process of reinstating Miland’s chiropractic license and victims of the 2001 Minnesota court order want to know why the MBCE has not issued conditions for victim repayment. The MBCE reinstatement order includes several conditions for reinstatement but none of the conditions require Miland to repay these swindled victims.

Included in the MBCE conditions of reinstatement is an order for Miland to pay the MBCE a civil fine of $1,000 along with other reinstatement fees. The MBCE also ordered Miland to pay several hundred thousand dollars to the Federal Government for the Federal offense and the Minnesota Department of Revenue for delinquent taxes. Also included in the conditions is an order to refrain from financial relationships with former patients/victims. Lacking from the MBCE conditions of reinstatement is any mention to repay patients and victims from the 2001 Minnesota Court Order.

Since issuing the reinstatement conditions, the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners has received more than $1000 from Miland for license reinstatement and Miland has issued payment of several hundred thousand dollars to the to the Federal government for his Federal offense and the Minnesota Department of Revenue for delinquent taxes, but Miland has not repaid the 1.5 million dollars to victims of his 2001 swindling offense.

The Minnesota Attorney General, Lori Swanson, asked the MBCE to investigate the situation but the final reply from the MBCE is that “while the Board conditioned Dr. Miland’s probationary license on his repayment to Government agencies, it did not make repayment to victims a condition of his license reinstatement.” The MBCE also stated that Miland assured the MBCE that he would continue making victim payments, but Miland has not continued making victim payments.

It appears the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners required Miland to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars to government agencies to regain his license and the MBCE has openly admitted they have not required Miland to repay victims of his 2001 court order. Victims feel this is a violation of patient/victim rights and believe the MBCE is an independent agency acting evasively to protect-their-own. Victims don’t understand how the MBCE can reinstate a chiropractic license of a repeat felony and repeat misdemeanor offender without requiring him to repay his swindled victims. Victims feel the MBCE’s lack of proper action in this matter is a discredit to their profession and to honest professionals of their trade.

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and Governor Dayton’s office recently contacted victims to advise that their office(s) are powerless and “maintain no authority in this matter because the MBCE is an independent agency”. However, MBCE board members are appointed by the Governor.

Miland is currently practicing chiropractic in Vadnais Heights Minnesota and is scheduled to be released from chiropractic probation status in November. The MBCE and Miland remain evasive with repayment rights to victims.

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