Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces

NY 2026 Behavioral Health
OIG Kickbacks Obstruction
Penalty
$6 million

Outcome

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Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces — $6,000,000 Settlement

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Addiction Care Interventions Chemical Dependency Treatment Centers and Owner Steven Yohay Agree to Pay $6 Million and Admit Misconduct; Yohay to be Excluded from Participating in Federal Healthcare Programs and Must Divest Ownership of ACI. Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Health, Office of Inspector General ("HHS-OIG"), announced today a $6 million settlement of a civil healthcare fraud lawsuit against A.R.E.B.A.-CASRIEL, Inc. d/b/a ADDICTION CARE INTERVENTIONS CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT CENTERS ("ACI"), a substance abuse treatment provider in New York City, and STEVEN YOHAY, ACI's primary owner and former CEO.

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Source: Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Settlement With Substance Abuse Treatment Center And Its Owner For Enrolling Patients Through Kickbacks And Using Falsified Patient Admissions Forms

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