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People seeking addiction treatment were allegedly drugged and held against their will as part of a scheme to bill insurers, federal prosecutors say. The allegations are bringing fresh scrutiny to Southern California’s sober-living industry, already under investigation after Presley Gerber’s death.

latimes.comL.A. rehab centers drugged patients to keep insurance money flowing, feds allegeA father-and-son team from Southern California are accused by federal prosecutors of using their facilities to commit a shocking fraud, including drugging patients, preventing them from accessing their belongings and holding them against their will.

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