Ex

CA 2026 Behavioral Health
OIG Healthcare Fraud
Penalty
$18.5 million

Outcome

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Details

Ex — $18,500,000 Criminal

Outcome: Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

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LOS ANGELES – The former president and chief executive officer of a Long Beach substance abuse treatment provider was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for participating in a scheme in which more than $18.5 million in fraudulent claims were submitted to California’s Drug Medi-Cal program for alcohol and drug treatment services for high school and middle school students.

HHS Office of Inspector General

How Crucible Prevents This

Crucible's compliance monitoring controls for Behavioral Health / SUD Treatment would have detected the patterns underlying this violation through automated screening, documentation enforcement, and real-time alert escalation.

Source: Ex-President and CEO of Long Beach Substance Abuse Treatment Provider Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud

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