Amtrak OIG-supported investigation leads to charges in $618 million substance abuse treatment fraud scheme
For Immediate Release
August 7, 2020
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida doctor was charged with conspiring to commit health care fraud and wire fraud on July 31, 2020, for allegedly participating in a years-long scheme in which patients seeking care for drug and/or alcohol addiction were fraudulently billed for tests and treatments.