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SPECIAL EDITION June 13, 2017 Treatment Industry & Recovery Community News  Vol. 4., No. 45

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Federal agents searching Sovereign Health rehab in San Clemente, and other locations 
Tuesday June 13, 2017-  
The FBI, along with state and local officials, executed multiple sealed search warrants at several Sovereign Health locations on Tuesday, including the company's offices in San Clemente.
No immediate arrests were expected to be made in conjunction with the raids, said Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the U.S. Dept. of Justice. There's no timetable for when the warrants might become public, and Mrozek would not comment on what information officials were seeking.
The recovery industry has come under fire of late for widespread insurance fraud, patient dumping and poor quality of care. Though many legitimate operators remain in the industry, long-time rehab consultants complain that recent changes in federal health care and lack of oversight by state and federal agencies are making it tougher for rehab companies to turn an honest profit. They say "body brokering," in which drug addicted patients are wooed to specific rehab centers with promises of cash payments, free health care and luxurious accommodations, has become increasingly common
READ MORE at OC Register    
Should Be Interesting
Sovereign Health's CEO Dr. Tonmoy Sharma to Present at the Mental Health America 2017 Annual Conference in Washington D.C.  
 SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., June 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sovereign Health, a national behavioral health system, is proud to announce that Dr. Tonmoy Sharma, Chief Executive Officer of Sovereign Health, will be presenting at the 'Mental Health America 2017 Annual Conference: Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll' on Thursday, June 15, 2017, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. EDT at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Other presenters include Patrick Kennedy, representing the Kennedy Forum, and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia.
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