Split verdict on Medicare doc opens door for retrial Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 02:14 p.m., Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict in five of the Medicare fraud charges against a Houston physician and acquitted in him on three others Tuesday, opening the door for a retrial. Dr.