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The Massachusetts operator of a sequence of habit therapy clinics is being charged in federal court docket in Windfall with tens of millions of {dollars} of well being care fraud, aggravated id theft, cash laundering and obstruction, introduced United States Lawyer Zachary A. Cunha.  

As well as, the therapy heart and its former supervisory counselor had been additionally charged with healthcare fraud. 

Michael Brier, 60, of Newton, MA, Mi Okay Bruining, 62, of Warwick, RI, and Restoration Connections Facilities of America, Inc. (RCCA) are charged by legal criticism with well being care fraud.  Michael Brier was additionally charged within the criticism with aggravated id theft, cash laundering and obstruction. 

It’s alleged in court docket paperwork that, Brier, Bruining, and RCCA shortchanged Rhode Island and Massachusetts substance abuse dysfunction sufferers out of a lot wanted counseling and therapy providers, whereas defrauding Medicare, Medicaid, and different well being insurers out of tens of millions of {dollars}.

At a press convention saying the fruits of this investigation and ensuing legal costs and arrests, Cunha commented, “What makes the fraud scheme that we now have charged at this time significantly pernicious – is that not solely was this scheme, as we allege, designed to defraud by enriching these defendants with federal and personal healthcare {dollars} they didn’t earn, however that within the course of it cheated a weak inhabitants of restoration sufferers out of the complete, real help and therapy that they should have an opportunity at restoration.”

L-R: U.S Lawyer Zachary A. Cunha for the District of RI and Joseph Bonavolonta, Particular Agent in Cost of FBI Boston Division. PHOTO: GoLocalProv