LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A former employee has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against a business, which claims to specialize in mental health treatment for children and teens.
Pamela Gomez, who first shared her story publicly with the 8 News Now Investigators last October, said Moriah Behavioral Health, also known as Ignite Teen Treatment and Eden Treatment, and its Chief Executive Operator Menachem ‘Mendi’ Baron, billed Medicaid for services that were not provided to the patients, put profits over patient and employee safety, and fired and threatened her when she tried to raise alarms.
In a complaint filed Friday, Gomez alleges she witnessed Medicaid fraud while staffing levels and care were below requirements.
The business previously ran five licensed homes, also known as psychiatric residential treatment facilities, in Las Vegas…