Operators of chain of opioid addiction centers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts face federal fraud charges

Operators of chain of opioid addiction centers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts face federal fraud charges

The feds have arrested two people they say bilked government medical assistance and the nation’s opioid crisis for millions through shoddy services and fraudulent billing at their chain of addiction treatment centers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. “The allegations set forth in this case represent one of the most brazen and egregious examples of health care fraud the FBI has seen here in Rhode Island in recent history, and make no mistake, it…

Federal judge sentences Massachusetts man to probation for running illegal hare trapping operation in Maine

A Massachusetts man was sentenced to probation for running an illegal hare trapping operation in Maine. The man was fined $10,000 and was ordered to pay $1,843 in restitution to Maine.