Libertyville Chiropractor Seung Han Lim Convicted of Billing Blue Cross for Treatments That Never Happened

Case from 2023–2026 (U.S. Attorney's Office latest release: June 18, 2026). Published on Scammers.com Oct. 16, 2026; case status is current as of that date.

A federal jury in Chicago convicted Libertyville, Illinois, chiropractor Seung Han Lim on June 12, 2026, of 13 counts of health care fraud for billing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois for services he knew were never provided, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced [1]. Lim and his clinic billed the insurer more than $600,000 for services not rendered, according to the release.

Important: Lim has been convicted but not yet sentenced. Sentencing is set for Oct. 22, 2026.

How the scheme worked

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office [1]:

1. The clinic: Lim owned and operated Movement Health and Rehab, also known as Motu Chiropractic and Motu Chiromassage, in Libertyville.
2. Impossible dates: From 2016 to 2019, he submitted claims for services supposedly provided on dates when he or the patient was not in Illinois.
3. Family claims: Other claims were for services supposedly provided by another chiropractor in his practice to Lim and his family members, though Lim knew those services were not provided. The 2023 indictment said the insurer did not allow providers to bill for treating themselves or their immediate family [2].
4. Faked records: When Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois tried to audit the claims, Lim prepared false patient medical records and other documents and sent them to the insurer.

The person convicted

Seung Han Lim, 42, Lincolnshire, Ill. [1]

• Indictment: unsealed Aug. 30, 2023, charging 14 counts of health care fraud [2].
• Verdict: convicted June 12, 2026, on 13 counts of health care fraud after a weeklong trial in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
• Sentencing: set for Oct. 22, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Franklin W. Valderrama.
• Statutory exposure (informational): up to 10 years per count, as described by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
• Investigation: FBI Chicago Field Office and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General; prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Paige Nutini and Caitlin Walgamuth.

Red flags

• Explanation-of-benefits statements listing visits on dates you were out of town or never went.
• A provider who asks you to sign blank or backdated forms.
• Bills for therapy sessions you didn't receive, even if you paid nothing out of pocket.

What to do if you're targeted

1. Review every explanation of benefits from your insurer and report visits you didn't have.
2. Report suspected provider fraud to your insurer's fraud hotline and to the FBI at tips.fbi.gov.
3. For government plans, report to HHS-OIG at oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud.

Case status (as of Oct. 16, 2026)

Defendant	Court	Status as of Oct. 16, 2026	Source
Seung Han Lim, 42, Lincolnshire, Ill.	N.D. Ill. (Judge Valderrama)	Indicted Aug. 2023; convicted by jury June 12, 2026, on 13 counts of health care fraud; sentencing set for Oct. 22, 2026	[1], [2]

A conviction may be appealed; the sentence has not yet been imposed.

Sources

1. U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, "Suburban Chicago Chiropractor Convicted of Healthcare Fraud," June 18, 2026. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/suburban-chicago-chiropractor-convicted-healthcare-fraud
2. U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, "Suburban Chicago Chiropractor Charged With Fraudulently Billing for Nonexistent Services," Aug. 30, 2023. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/suburban-chicago-chiropractor-charged-fraudulently-billing-nonexistent-services

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