People go to rehab because they want their lives back. Federal prosecutors say a California treatment network supplied some of those people with drugs so the business could keep collecting insurance money.
Nathan Young, 39, and his father, David Young, 71, face federal charges over a network of purported addiction treatment facilities. Between 2020 and 2026, prosecutors allege, the network submitted more than $1.6 billion in fraudulent claims and received over $210 million. The accusations include providing illegal drugs to maintain addiction, fabricating treatment, and recycling patients through facilities. The case has not yet gone to trial.
That is a hell of a recovery plan.
Keep the beds full
According to the Justice Department, recruiters known as “body brokers” targeted people experiencing homelessness, poverty, and addiction. Free flights, hous…