Owner of California Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Charged in Scheme to Defraud ACA Programs

CA 2026 Behavioral Health
OIG Healthcare Fraud
Penalty
$0

Outcome

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Owner of California Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Charged in Scheme to Defraud ACA Programs — 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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U.S. Attorney John H. Durham of the District of Connecticut, Special Agent in Charge Phillip Coyne of the Boston Regional Office of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, Special Agent in Charge Brian C. Turner of the FBI's New Haven Division, and Special Agent in Charge Kristina O'Connell of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Connecticut has returned an indictment charging R. JEFFREY YATES, 52, of Santa Ana, California, with conspiracy and fraud offenses related to a scheme to defraud several state Affordable Care Act programs of millions of dollars.

HHS Office of Inspector General

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