813 N. Harvard Blvd. — Reported Location Of Alleged Rehab Operation
Nathan Young, 39, and his father, David Young, 71, face federal charges that they spent years moving vulnerable patients through sham substance-abuse treatment in the Los Angeles area. Prosecutors say the pair controlled dozens of purported treatment companies and billed insurers for care that was not what the claims described. They were set to be arraigned Thursday in downtown Los Angeles.
The Justice Department has called the alleged operation the largest substance abuse treatment fraud scheme it has ever prosecuted. The sums in a federal criminal complaint are specific: roughly $1.62 billion claimed, and about $210 million paid.
Six Years Of Claims
The complaint alleges that the Youngs submitted approximately $1,619,276,243 in insurance claims from about May 2020 through at least May 2026. Insurers, it says, paid the Young facilities approximately $210,274,793 on those claims. The charging statute identified in the complaint is health care fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1347…