KARE 11 Investigates: Feds launch probe into Twin Cities addiction treatment center

[@polish_ninja]

This is every treatment center in the United States people!!!! Wake up!!!!!!

[@AHilly]

Exactly, from experience I can truly say that helping a person comes second to how much money they can get from the struggling individual. I fortunately was able to get sober without the help from a treatment center.

[@Hippitidippity]

This is a problem for every parent or adult who has State medical insurance.. as soon as any office sees that you have it they will try to do all the extra testing all the extra classes extra things that you don't need medications just freely given anything..

[@boris2997]

These people were stupid enough to post their lifestyle on line

[@PwnytailJoe]

It really got a foothold starting with ASAP Treatment Center in Van Nuys, back in the late 80's.

[@jennyhildebrand9335]

Agreed Then Check The Charities way to.much Donated money goes to ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS Paying Hefty Salaries, pensions, bonuses & severance pay! Then there's the WEALTHIEST Humans & their Foundations! Like the Clinton Foundation. SCAM!

[@theotheleo6830]

They made $31M in three years, and the guy said they treated 600 people. They've collected over $51k per person. What services are they providing that costs so much money?

[@lacalifas]

The manager, accounting needs to be arrested 🚫🚫🚫🚫 criminals

[@vonier13]

Gold digging

[@kaispirit2079]

Nothing. They're filling their own pockets with those funds. 💵✈️🏨🛍️

[@sfame1]

Enema

[@kittykat2396]

just a bunch of money hungry people

[@cbeto765]

And Yet The IRS, Questions EVERY SINGLE DEDUCTION...

[@soniaharrison1016]

Of course, the ones we make.

[@thetruthsayer8347]

The also pay whistle blowers handsomely

[@DominickFerguson-n6b]

The has nothing to do with the IRS. This is insurance fraud. Your comment is beyond irrelevant.

[@nonyabusiness7780]

​@@DominickFerguson-n6b It's government funded. The IRS is also the government. It goes hand in hand. 🤡 They want us, the tax payer to make sure every little detail is correct. But theses fools who are using GOVERNMENT FUNDS FROM US THE TAX PAYERS. Are scammers. So yes it's revelant.

[@bellboy4074]

no they don't

[@lisasmith767]

These people need to be exposed, shut down and taken to court

[@nae_petey_son]

Some say we need more of these treatment centers.

[@douglasvines2037]

Shut down no make them pay back the insurance money shutting down would hurt lots of good people that did nothing wrong

[@lisasmith767]

@@nae_petey_son Well, as long as they don't steal like this business did.

[@jonlj77]

Nah this is massive fraud and should be given prison time.

[@faithtomorrow]

Welp they were raided yesterday so I think that operation is on track!

[@sebastianhughson6495]

THIS IS GOING ON AT TREATMENT FACILITIES ACROSS THE NATION . CHECK YOUR STATEMENTS

[@rosseypik114]

Shocked the owner did this interview without an attorney.

[@trishhamilton2049]

😅 😂 corruption runs thick in ignorant crowds

[@miscellaneousinterests]

Stupid lol

[@joeltrefethren8134]

The clown known as Obama altered the Smith Mundt act , its all propaganda since 2011. Operation Mockingbird to silence the truth.

[@SamKnight-op6qr]

White privilege

[@AGueroAFuera]

Arrogance man

[@virtuoso628]

I'm the nurse that quit, that Kare 11 interviewed... You guys working here was absolutely insane! The worst part is those people are the top, the ones interviewed by AJ are mean af. They keep most of their employees quiet because they pay CRAZY good. Being the only RN, a job that allows me hella job security, I felt like it was my duty to quit and help get the word out... Thats just the beginning....

[@jamesmarkham1887]

Owner is absolutely sketchy. He claims he’s there to help people, but yet drives a G-Wagon. Sheeshhh

[@trumpgirl9291]

The car doesn’t matter. They are liars and thieves!

[@minnesota6125]

There’s nothing wrong with being the owner and driving a g-wagon he deserves it if we worked hard to build his empire. If he’s scamming that’s a different story

[@kevincourtney7312]

@@minnesota6125 Nothing like closing your eyes and sticking your fingers in your ears to avoid uncomfortable realities.

[@soniaharrison1016]

@@minnesota6125He is scamming, your taxpayer money. He is nothing but a hill billy.

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

There's a reason they call them douche wagons

[@ipainthouses9591]

Treatment is often court mandated, and it is big business. Big business.

[@veronicaBolanos-mc4fc]

Treatment mandated by courts, in most cases the judge and or his family members own the Treatment center. It's all a scam

[@randyearles1634]

thats true, sadly

[@undifinder6643]

Medical related business is scummy for decades

[@randyearles1634]

yep, best way for a crook to reap big $$

[@darrelljohnson5764]

Is anyone taking notice that,the state does nothing, until the Feds step in ?

[@turtsable]

Yes….

[@darrelljohnson5764]

Ghost ... if you are asking , you’re beyond help .

[@darrelljohnson5764]

Ghost -Flake

[@jamaahmed8132]

because it’s federal Medicaid being billed genius

[@darrelljohnson5764]

jama, 🤣🤣🤣🤣 another blind voter , attempts to sound intelligent !😂🤣😂 !

[@FranktheDachshund]

I worked as the director of nursing at a rehab, everyone there was underpaid and overworked, the place was always hanging by a thread,we helped lots of people and the reimbursements barely covered expenses. Without grants we would have never made it. These guys are crooks.

[@internetpointsbank]

Someone at the top is driving a g wagon and laughing at you guys.

[@69pepe420]

and we wonder why the country is drowning in debt.

[@frankdank7439]

it's not because of this lol.

[@69pepe420]

@@frankdank7439 medical entitlements is the majority of our deficit lol

[@groundhog-plays]

And addicts.

[@olorin1710]

Trump's America.....

[@ThriftyCHNR]

@@69pepe420 You are correct, medical and don't forget the defense industry

[@jmk5325]

Lol! Players! The same happening to me in Florida at a treatment center in Ft Lauderdale called Cornerstone, they billed my insurance company $8350.00 for a pee test…Busted! No wonder this business is a green light for fraud!👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿

[@boomeradley8748]

ANYONE who has been in inpatient mental health treatment can let you know they had to pay for services they never received. It's the sad truth... every patient is just dollar signs to these facilities. You will be kicked out in a heartbeat if there is an insurance problem, THEY DO. NOT. CARE. ABOUT. YOU. they only care about the financial profit from pretending to "treat" you

[@sabrinaoliver7727]

Any facility that has a nurse that has the same appearance as the patients...we may have an issue right off the bat.

[@thisisntsergio1352]

Homie sold grass outside his drug treatment center 😂😂😂

[@JaredFleischer]

💀

[@CjChris205]

@@JaredFleischer 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Sweetdee28]

The same thing goes on in senior living facility😢

[@Sam-kp7ti]

Need to cover more stories like this!

[@jimh6254]

The level of greed people have never ceases to amaze me

[@TylerDurden-n8b]

How is a couple given hundreds of millions without any oversight? This is as much a problem with the funders as it is with this fraudulent couple. Lock them up!!

[@Hippitidippity]

Because all facilities in medical doctor's office is mental health offices eyeglass offices anywhere as soon as they see that you have state insurance they will literally accept anything and everything whether you need services or not whether you need testing or not whether you need pair of glasses or not they will say that you do and get every dollar they can get

[@squink182]

You’re absolutely correct

[@maxinenall9950]

The owners look more like drug users who should be in a drug treatment program 😠 That amount of money could have been used to build apartments to house these people, get them drug free and get a job 😠 Hopefully the government puts those 2 thieves in prison 😠

[@FreshlySnipes]

Embezzles money, flaunts it on Social Media 😂😂

[@kittykat2396]

exactly

[@22bk113]

So did that mayor Tiffany Henard .. she needs to be audited

[@WestCoastTruckingCEO]

Yep that's how most get caught up... their need for attention and validation makes the job much easier for the authorities. You're probably asking yourself why would you ever do that? It's simple actually... they have no issues breaking the law just to buy expensive things so they can impress others and try to gain acceptance this way. It's never for justifiable reasons or to help someone in need but basically to shoe off and feel like less of a loser. Not even close to being worth losing your freedom but their thoughts never get that far

[@olorin1710]

Trump?

[@PMLT3400]

​@olorin1710 lol maybe they can help with your TDS.

[@AmusedChild]

This is despicable!

[@smokingjoe9864]

Suppose any one can rent out a strip mall and claim a treatment center.

[@pastathemechanic7536]

They do it with mansions In coral springs fl because the neighborhoods aren't regulated

[@smokingjoe9864]

@@pastathemechanic7536 We have a few mansions in St Paul MN. Too. The entire treatment industry is a scam. Something to satisfy the moral majority. "Put em in treatment, lock em up and throw away the key!"

[@carter7937]

Evergreen literally lets people use drugs while at their treatment center. 60 Minutes needs to do an investigation!

[@TroyHanson-ch6nm]

I've got a solid 24 years clean an sober. I did my last program in Rochester at Mark Perkins counseling alcohol an drug recovery center. Best place in Minnesota imo.. I would like to see the owners of this treatment center tested for drugs an alcohol being they are so money hungry makes me believe they themselves need treatment and help as it seems they have an addition as well imo

[@AmusedChild]

I think they're addicted to money. But kudos to you on your sobriety!

[@subterraneanhomesickalien666]

Kudos to your 24 years.

[@blaked.6058]

If the evidence wasnt enough - The owner nods his head "yes" when verbalizing no, and shakes his head "no" when verbalizing yes to blunt questioning regarding the accusations. That is liar body language 101.

[@orlandor7825]

Same thing happened to a Dentist here in TX, He was ripping the Medicare bills installing braces.

[@vinnievalentine421]

Theyre not the only treatment center doing this 🤣

[@oscartheparrot8216]

So sad. Profiting from others tragedy and sickness. AND off taxpayers backs.

[@xXxMerandahxXx]

Where are the oversight committees???

[@peggychamberlain9515]

The oversight committee is also stealing!!!

[@ThatGratefulGuy]

They are all friends in the community.

[@NymeriaDT]

Why are so many Minnesota Aid programs under investigation? We do not have enough checks and balances in place to monitor these organizations

[@isaac198428]

3:29 “When we’re serving 600 clients, so mistakes happen? Absolutely!” *Not a single mistake of under billing anyone though, only over billing everyone.* 🤔

[@soniaharrison1016]

Stealing so much and still have hair like that? That is the true crime. These people should be jailed for life they just stole a lot of your money including mine. All the fancy cars on the planet could not give these people the any class,

[@IAmWithinEverything]

True

[@olorin1710]

Trumpers going to Trump 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@ms.p6828]

☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mwatts6755]

Greed is a sin.

[@ms.p6828]

People do not care!!! It’s scary out here.

[@1976ondy]

He said “they all know how hard we work”, you can “work hard” in a hospital without providing the people the medicines and treatments they need

[@bate01071]

Exactly. It can be exhausting perpetuating a fraud long term. Hope these guys get put away as they are essentially preying on a vulnerable population.

[@seamac7564]

Homelessness, drug addiction and mental health services, it's an industry.

[@twinturbocoyoteftw]

The same thing is going on here in Florida. They are buying 4k square foot homes and 5 new vehicles a yr minimum on a state salary of 40k. Earthen vessels recovery.

[@BEARTAC0S]

Greed is a hell of a drug especially when you mix in social media “flexing” lol

[@Grasshopper.80]

G-wagon’s are so overpriced that’s a huge red flag.

[@Thatdude877]

They are used for tax purposes due to the weight/frame build...it's why they are so popular for wealthy people.

[@JesusLovesYouSoMuch1]

All that is done in the dark WILL come to light. ALL. Praise God❤

[@DeanandLisa1803]

🤢🤢🤢🤮

[@annp_minnesota]

Not to mention the greedy owners didn’t provide any medical, dental, disability, retirement or any benefits for the hardworking frontline staff. However, the staff that chose to stay with this company after what they knew, are just as much at fault. Believe me, there are many more places like this in Minnesota and elsewhere dipping into the millions of dollars of federal grant money. I just quit one job and reported them to DHS for fraud.

[@robanderson6173]

There's a special place in hell for people who steal from people that have nothing.

[@NutsItsBerserkinTime]

There were stealing from Medicaid

[@rvirnig8469]

And Medicaid has every reason in the book why they will not help my daughter

[@NotMikeok]

Where are the Feds to shut this place down and arrest these people?

[@michaelhartmcgough4418]

100 % agree with the brave gentleman interviewed on here now. Same thing happened to kids atGolden Valley Health Center in 1983. The sham continues at Riverside Center U of M

[@morgannemontez7769]

Evergreen has a terrible reputation in the recovery community. Evergreen never clean.

[@Heavy_Distortion]

3:26 "we're serving 600 clients..mistakes happen" It's the most overused BS excuse. Not even his parents believe him.

[@ms.p6828]

🤣☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️Not parents!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@sophiaann2986]

This happens everywhere in Maine.once you realize how evil these places are you would rather use drugs than work with corrupt people

[@domk2993]

This is at every treatment addiction center…but to actually see it go from $3.1m to $21m. There’s definitely fraud going. Imagine making $3.1m per year but get greedy….$3.1m per year is still the top 0.001% of the population’s annual earnings.🤦🏽‍♂️

[@1776-or-die]

😂well……. Tax dollars hard at work as usual.

[@LobsterFraDiavlo]

I’ve been to those high end rehabs, the advocates will do everything to keep the clients there if you have good enough insurance. They will then bill your insurance for everything and they rake in millions

[@Mach19760]

Im a recovering addict with 6 years and 7 months. The VA in St Petersburg FL saved my life and never gave up. All these treatment centers billing is questionable, and in the meantime people are dying.

[@cutiepiecatloveallanimals6602]

Numbers don’t lie

[@bobbysumler7114]

Ok , so if I mistakenly rob a bank, I dont get in trouble.

[@newhorizon1355]

Evergreen is a fitting name for the company. Because the sick are just getting sicker, while the owner's bank accounts are getting thicker. 💵

[@VladTheImpaler-k9z]

Flashing on social media leads to investigations. I've seen this so many times when I watch these reports

[@garza7676]

There screwed . Who would even put themselves in front of a camera without a lawyer . They be going to jail .

[@xXxMerandahxXx]

Add Denver, CO to the list 100% been doing this for years Boom 💥 Baby 💯!!

[@Letsgrababeer]

Those are not mistakes. It’s infuriating that they take advantage of people in need .

[@MohamedHussein-g8t]

This wouldn’t be a story if the owner didn’t do the interview. Thank you to him for doing it tho!

[@karlek67]

someone's going to prison.

[@JoshyJosh]

That owner is a real thug and addicted to money. Lock him up.

[@faithtomorrow]

As someone that is behind on paying income taxes…PHEW THEY SURE HAVE BIGGER FISH TO FRY. 😅

[@SanS33]

Not like 100,000 ppl are ODing and dying each year from opioids... Those tax dollars should be going to actually do something about it. But no, we're just junkies

[@smokingjoe9864]

Go back to cocaine and opium. 1890s.

[@smokingjoe9864]

Go back to the 1890s. C.cane and opeeum.

[@smokingjoe9864]

You can't type most stuff you want to say

[@SanS33]

@smokingjoe9864 ill go back to the 1890s to do yer ma and become your daddy. Ya donut, friggin boomers

[@ASKMRNATHANIEL]

Designer clothes & luxury cars is always the dead giveaway

[@WTF-sh4is]

lol that last admission was hilarious! “Not only was I not in group therapy, I was outside selling weed to everyone else who wasn’t in group therapy!”

[@rl4416]

why do ppl wanna show everything off on the internet ? lmao

[@ScottPipen-yv1fj]

Thats some terrible money management and spending. So basically he treated around 600 people and it cost what? 31 million dollars? There are millions of drug addicts. We would go broke before helping 1% of them. This doesnt help them. They need jobs and a purpose to live

[@Dhi-fe5eu]

Go investigate the billions spent on solving homeless problem or billions spent on the Speed Rail in CA. Where did the money go?

[@musclecars6428]

I guess the answer would be , have state run facilities that rehab people ? I don’t know , but any time there is government money involved it’s like hitting the lottery for the business owners … there is a local business in my town who landed a government contract making nuts and bolts or something like that with a 3000 sq ft building they leased …. That family who was a middle class family , now owns half the side of a mountain 400 plus acres , with multiple 10 bedroom houses , I think 8 or 9 , one for each family member , private air strip , boats , guard house with 2 guards at all times , multiple properties in various states near or on the beaches , every one drives at least a Lexus etc … i am friends with them but it is an amazing transformation they made from a normal 4 bedroom decent house with a mortgage, used newer pickup truck , to living like the rich and famous now within 8 years .. I can only imagine how businesses in the medical field are billing … Moral of the story is , the government over pays for everything with our money , blindly it seems .. we pay for all of this .. I have seen it first hand , im not saying people shouldn’t get paid for their work , but the excess when dealing with government is amazing ..

[@riarealness]

Doesn’t insurance contact their insurers when a claim is filed? They make sure that prior to issuing payment they make sure coverage clears by the patient. The insurance needs to send the a request for reimbursement especially if their insures didn’t attend these sessions.

[@lutomson3496]

having that beard is criminal to start with..send them to jail and the feds and state do nothing for compliance and auditing

[@gunner305lincoln2]

This guy sure knows how to put up a show for the cams .

[@mikepsych283]

The owner is smart. Look how he's dressed. Kind of disheveled you know like his hair's messy like he's working so hard and he's not meticulous. So visually it looks like billing mistakes could happen, but he is not wearing a very expensive suit. He's probably nothing flashy. It's very smart. I know a lawyer told him to do that

[@STREETRACEN4U]

The Root Of All Evil

[@jaunenito]

Man, I want to move to that city. Apparently everybody in town is in a great mental space! $31M

[@jmfs3497]

$21 Million divided by 600 clients is $35,000 per client.

[@DB-vt1kk]

This is why they need to do Electronic Verification for these treatment centers like they do home health services workers. It will cut down on fraud.

[@ericshane8222]

People like that shouldn’t be allowed to be in business. They are just interested in ripping off their customers. Lowest of the low especially when they are in recovery

[@r.williamcomm7693]

The owners are going to need to try plead out ASAP because the more investigators dig the more they will find.

[@usmcxx3311]

every addiction and senior living facility, i might start an addiction treatment program just so i can fly private jets and luxury!

[@pastathemechanic7536]

Any company that goes through insurance and is ran by sole owners is a scam.

[@Hippitidippity]

The three so-called employees look like they were patients themselves and have had a fall out when they wanted $ . I find them hard to believe. But no one should scam tax dollars

[@lynncollver6067]

Jesus Christ please touch this situation and bring Your Perfect will for all . Light be. Amen

[@zeroregrets5901]

if true they will be in fed prison and be removed from every working with medicare medicaid every again and pay money back. have their stuff taken, that is big business and so are hosptials thats why you suppose to check your bills and report.

[@lucid_heatdeath]

Most treatment centers in Minnesota are wack. The majority if the people working in them are incompetent and sadistic.

[@Icantbelievethat420]

If you're there and you apply to go to group or had to go to group because of a court order in the group is 4 hours long and the insurance except for hours and you chose to sit in the parking lot of course you'll still be billed for the 4 hours

[@smeador00]

Let’s not pretend as this is an isolated incident, or something only happening at treatment centers.. Anyone remember the former FL gov who as CEO of a hospital group stole more than 2bn? This is so rampant in the US.. and politicians have zero incentive to stop it. Without a doubt they get kickbacks, etc. when this stuff happens.

[@Laydeejay800]

That guy is a bad liar. Sheesh 🙄 why doesn’t the city audit their billing? Or check for discrepancies before cutting the check?? It can be done right & it’s a shame

[@Northrop-Grumman1991]

My dude dresses like a 90s gangster and has a weed curtain 😅

[@GregMartinez-g4r]

This can make someone in rehab relapse

[@BrettBowlin-c9c]

Not difficult to defraud the Federal Govt and its open checkbook as there is little to no oversight.

[@jjdelany8130]

Check in- patient head count vs bed capacitu. Place i once worked as security was billing for 2x the number of beds they had.

[@ASAL2022]

And why flash your luxury life on social media when you’re engaging in corruption! Wow

[@HonchHeado]

They do this with private insurance as well in mental health facilities they check with insurance how long they are covered for and wont let them leave for that period of time which is illegal without a court order if they are a voluntary patient.

[@nicolehall2177]

Biggest crooks I’ve ever seen!!

[@Look-at-yourself87]

This is crazy! Arrest them Now

[@jds6014]

Lmfao I doubt Q remembers, dude has weed curtains in his house lmfao.

[@KosherFinance]

Omg RACISM😢