14 of those 56 clinic headquarters have the same medical director, dr. howard oliver. one called able family, run by a convicted felon that revealed in our investigation. can you explain? how can a guy with a record like you be operating a drug rehab clinic here in california? you ve been convicted in a major insurance car crash scheme in texas. i was convicted. it s not what it seems. reporter: oliver said he didn t know and isn t expected to know the background of the people he works for. able family, meanwhile, has shutdown. among the allegations from our series, that bills were submitted for patients that do not have addictions. for patients that did not receive treatment. and for patients that did not even exist. all treatments that would have been approved and signed by a doctor, including all of the patients at immaculate care when
clinic locations that were being run by 56 clinic headquarters. 14 of those 56 clinic headquarters have the same medical director, dr. howard oliver. one called able family run by a convicted felon that revealed in our investigation. how can a guy with a record like you be operating a drug rehab clinic here in california? you ve been convicted in a major insurance car crash scheme in texas. i was convicted. it s not what it seems. oliver said he didn t know and isn t expected to know the background of the people he works for. able family has shutdown. among the allegations from our series, bills were submitted for patients that do not have addictions. for patients that did not receive treatment. and for patients that did not even exist. all treatments that would have been approved and signed by a
14 of those 56 clinic headquarters have the same medical director, dr. howard oliver. one called able family run by a convicted felon that we revealed in our investigation. you can explain how can a guy with a record like you, be operating a drug rehab clinic here in california? you ve been convicted of a major insurance car crash scheme in texas? i was convicted, but it s not what it seems. reporter: oliver says he didn t know and isn t expected to know the background of the people he works for. able family, meanwhile, has shut down. among the allegations against the drug rehab industry from our series, that bills were submitted for patients that do not have addictions, for patients that did not receive treatment, and for patients that did not even exist. all treatments that would have been approved and signed by a doctor, including all the patients at immaculate care where rosario falconer was an
mr. ajindu. yes. who are you? reporter: wait a minute, your former employee say you re billing for the county services you re not providing, sir. and then there is this man, alexander, ferdman organizing a crime ring in texas. it hasn t stopped him from coming to california, setting up a drug rehab clinic and billing taxpayers. even though, felons are barred from running drug med cal centers. how can a guy like you run a drug rehab in california. this is a major insurance car crash scheme in texas. i was convicted, but it s not what it seems. reporter: in the last two fiscal years, taxpayers spent nearly $186 million supposedly treating drug and alcohol abuse patients in california. our investigation with the center for investigative
billing for the koun county ser you re not providing. and then there s alexander ferdman. he came to california, setting up a drug rehab clinic, and billing taxpayers even though felons are barred from running drug medi-cal centers. mr. ferdman, how can a guy with a record like you being operating a drug rehab clinic here in california. you have been convicted of a major insurance car crash scheme in texas. i was convicted, but it s not what it seems. in the last two fiscal years, taxpayers spent nearly $186 million supposedly treating alcohol and drug abuse patients in california. our investigation with the center for investigative reporting found half of that money or about $94 million has gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud.