LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Lawsuits against the operator of troubled group homes for children and teens are piling up, even months after the state shut down the psychiatric residential treatment facilities, according to court records obtained by the 8 News Now Investigators.
Multiple businesses have alleged Moriah Behavioral Health, also known as Ignite Teen and Eden Treatment, and its owner Menachem ‘Mendi’ Baron, failed to pay balances, while two different judges issued default judgments against the group home operator.
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The legal troubles continue while efforts to serve Baron have failed in multiple court cases; his most recent address, according to one court filing, is a $3.2 million home in the Miami area, and his attorney decided to no longer represent him.
Baron has dubbed himself a “nationally recognized expert in teen mental health and teen/family related issues.”
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Shmulik Karmiel and Molly Mickelson filed a lawsuit against Eden Treatment, Ignite Teen Treatment, and Moriah Behavioral Health on April 24, alleging that the group home operator owed nearly $574,000 in unpaid rent, late charges, and repairs for two properties…