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Entrepreneur who made millions from Arizona's sober living scheme sentenced for role in Medicaid fraud

Corruption,Fraud,Health,Healthcare

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The sober living scheme ravaged the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) for an estimated $2.5 billion in fraud, costing taxpayers. The scandal took off at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as suspects fraudulently billed for services rarely provided to vulnerable people needing addiction treatment. One man whose company made nearly $21 million was sentenced for his role in the scam. That man is 30-year-old Johnwick Nathan. Since 2020, there have been 73 indictments in connection to Medicaid fraud, a majority by way of Arizona Attorney General Kris...

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