Los Angeles, California – A Hollywood Hills man was sentenced on Friday to 41 months in federal prison for orchestrating an illegal kickback scheme involving patient referrals to his addiction treatment facilities in Orange County.
Casey Mahoney, 48, was handed the sentence by United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton, who also imposed a $240,000 fine. Mahoney’s conviction follows a nine-day trial in September 2024, where a jury found him guilty of one count of conspiracy to solicit, receive, pay, or offer illegal remunerations for patient referrals, along with seven counts of receiving illegal kickbacks for patient referrals.
“This defendant illegally profited millions of dollars off of addicts who desperately needed help,” said Acting United States Attorney Joseph McNally. “Bribes and kickbacks compromise the integrity of substance abuse treatment facilities and undermine patient care. As the sentence imposed today demonstrates, those that engage in body brokering will go to federal prison.”…