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Therapist: 90% of addicts in Chatman sober homes openly used drugs

By Gary Roberts & Associates, P.A. |

As many as 90 percent of the addicts who were supposed to be getting treatment while living in sober homes connected to the notorious drug-treatment businesses operated by Kenneth Chatman were openly using drugs, enabling Chatman to continue billing their insurance for millions of dollars in unnecessary drug tests, according to the former clinical… Read More »

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POINT OF VIEW: Who’s child has to die before somebody does something?

By Gary Roberts & Associates, P.A. |

That was the question my former aide, Johnnie Easton, asked me shortly after I was elected. It was one of what would become many sleepless nights she had to call me to tell me she would be late because she was out searching the streets for her daughter, Tasha. In mid-November of 2016, she… Read More »

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BREAKING: Sober home task force conducting raid in West Palm Beach

By Gary Roberts & Associates, P.A. |

The Palm Beach County Sober Home Task force conducted a raid on Wednesday, March 1, 2017  at Palm Beach Recovery & Wellness, a drug treatment center at 6600 S. Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach. It is their 20th arrest, charging Steve Johnson with 48 counts of patient brokering, alleging he paid referral fees to… Read More »

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Three more sober home operators arrested in Delray Beach

By Gary Roberts & Associates, P.A. |

Two brothers and a tattoo artist surrendered at the Palm Beach County jail on Sunday after learning they were being charged with dozens of counts of patient brokering for allegedly accepting kickbacks from Chapters Recovery, a drug treatment center in Delray Beach. Read more…

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Say No to Restorative Justice for Sex Offenders

By Gary Roberts & Associates, P.A. |
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If Uber wants to take away its customers rights, It should tell them

By Gary Roberts & Associates, P.A. |

It’s bad enough that a ton of corporations require their customers and employees to submit all their legal claims to private arbitration, a secretive system that is rigged against the individual. But to compound the unfairness, a growing number of corporations are hiding their forced arbitration clauses to make them more and more obscure…. Read More »

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Doctor Confesses: I Lied To Protect Colleague In Malpractice Suit

By Gary Roberts & Associates, P.A. |

Almost two decades ago, Dr. Lars Aanning sat on the witness stand in a medical malpractice trial and faced a dilemma. The South Dakota surgeon had been called to vouch for the expertise of one of his partners whose patient had suffered a stroke and permanent disability after an operation. The problem was that… Read More »

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Muscle-bound millionaire of addiction treatment under scrutiny

By Gary Roberts & Associates, P.A. |

Expensive cars. Flashy watches. Strip clubs. Casinos. Tattoos. Selfies of ripped biceps and b-boy stances. This is the lifestyle of Eric Snyder, one of a breed of 20-something addicts who came to Florida to get clean and ended up making fortunes by housing and treating fellow addicts and testing their urine. Armed with little… Read More »

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Why ‘Useless’ Surgery Is Still Popular

By Gary Roberts & Associates, P.A. |

Before a drug can be marketed, it has to go through rigorous testing to show it is safe and effective. Surgery, though, is different. The Food and Drug Administration does not regulate surgical procedures. So what happens when an operation is subjected to and fails the ultimate test — a clinical trial in which… Read More »

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State lets doctors accused of sexual abuse on patients keep practicing

By Gary Roberts & Associates, P.A. |

Dawn Marie Basham answers the phone in tears. “You caught me at a rough moment,” Basham explains between sobs. Less than a week earlier, prosecutors had dropped charges against the Delray Beach doctor, she said… read more

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