Owner of California addiction treatment center accused of paying for patients in kickback scheme

Owner of California addiction treatment center accused of paying for patients in kickback scheme

The owner and operator of multiple addiction treatment centers in Orange County has been charged for an alleged kickback scheme in which he’s accused of paying individuals to bring him new patients so he could milk their insurance. Scott Raffa, 57, of Newport Beach operated multiple treatment centers around Orange County, including Sober Partners Waterfront […]

Addiction Treatment Facilities’ Medical Director Sentenced in $112 Million Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme

Addiction Treatment Facilities’ Medical Director Sentenced in $112 Million Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme

A Florida doctor was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for engaging in a scheme that fraudulently billed approximately $112 million for substance abuse services that were never provided or were medically unnecessary.

FTC Hits R360 and its Owner With $3.8 Million Civil Penalty Judgment for Preying on People Seeking Treatment for Addiction

FTC Hits R360 and its Owner With $3.8 Million Civil Penalty Judgment for Preying on People Seeking Treatment for Addiction

The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against R360 LLC and its owner, Steven Doumar, for deceiving people seeking help for addiction about the evaluation and selection criteria for the trea

Two Women Admit Roles in Multi-State Recovery Home Patient Brokering Scheme

Two Women Admit Roles in Multi-State Recovery Home Patient Brokering Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A woman from California and a woman from Arkansas today admitted their roles in a multi-state patient brokering scheme in which they paid referral fees from their rehabilitation centers in exchange for patient referrals, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced. Lauren B.

South Florida Addiction Treatment Facility Operators Convicted in $112 Million Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme

South Florida Addiction Treatment Facility Operators Convicted in $112 Million Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme

After a seven-week trial, a federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted two operators of two South Florida addiction treatment facilities for fraudulently billing approximately $112 million for services that were never provided or were medically unnecessary, and for paying kickbacks to patients through patient recruiters, and receiving kickbacks from testing laboratories.

From up to 62 years in jail to zero; plea deal in body brokering case raises anger and questions

No jail for 62 guilty pleas in body brokering case, sparking anger and questions

‘It’s sending the message, once again, that addicts and alcoholics don’t matter, their families don’t matter, they’re disposable.’

Big bust: 52 million dollar scheme.

‘Real-life Frankensteins’: Doctor, 5 others charged in $52M scheme involving sober living patients undergoing surgery, OCDA says

A Beverly Hills surgeon, his girlfriend and four others were charged in connection with an elaborate scheme, paying patients at Southern California sober living homes to undergo medically unnecessary surgeries, medical testing and other procedures to bilk insurance companies out of nearly $52 million, officials said Friday.

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