Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael is arrested in patient brokering scheme for ‘bringing drug addicts into Florida rehab clinics in exchange for $25K in illegal kickbacks’
Lindsay Lohan’s father has been arrested in a Florida ‘patient brokering’ scheme for allegedly bringing drug addicts into rehab clinics in exchange for $25,000 in illegal kickbacks.
Michael Lohan, 60, was taken into custody in Palm Beach on Friday on five counts of patient brokering and one count of attempted patient brokering.
He is among the 100 people who have been arrested so far as part of a state-wide investigation into patient brokering in rehab treatment centers across Florida.
Lohan, who is listed as the president of Lola Recovery Ventures, has been accused of bringing drug addicts to treatment centers in exchange for illegal kickbacks.
Multiple checks totaling $27,750 were made out to Lohan, Lola Recovery or Lola Recovery Ventures, according to court documents.
Michael Lohan, 60, was taken into custody in Palm Beach on Friday on five counts of patient brokering and one count of attempted patient brokering
Lindsay Lohan’s father is among the 100 people who have been arrested so far as part of a state-wide investigation into patient brokering in rehab treatment centers across Florida. They are pictured together in 2002
State attorney Dave Aronberg, who is leading the probe, told NBC News: ‘Mr Lohan was investigated by our Sober Homes Task Force and he’s being charged with receiving kickbacks for referring patients to drug treatment.
‘Patient brokering corrupts our health care system because decisions are motivated by greed instead of a patient’s needs. This is our Task Force’s 117th arrest and will not be our last.’