Healthcare fraud

A chiropractor from Eureka could face decades in prison after a federal jury found her guilty of defrauding Medicare and other insurance companies. Carrie Musselman, 48, was convicted on one charge of health care fraud totaling more than $1.5 million, and five counts of wire fraud in furtherance of a scheme to defraud.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has created a task force to root out waste, fraud and abuse in taxpayer-funded health care programs. The Republican signed an executive…