Treatment center owner gets prison

The owner of two closed substance abuse treatment centers in Ohio was sentenced to seven years in prison for what federal authorities say was a massive Medicaid fraud scheme.

Ryan Sheridan, 39, of Leetonia, apologized before his sentencing Wednesday in Youngstown. He pleaded guilty in October to 60 counts that included conspiracy, health-care fraud, operating a drug premises and money laundering charges.

U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson ordered Sheridan to pay more than $24 million in restitution. his name from his daughter’s estate in the county’s probate court, according to court records.

The court’s justices in a 5-2 decision handed down Wednesday bucked the suggestion of the Board of Professional Conduct to issue a fully stayed suspension of six months, and instead suspended the attorneys for one year.

Amaddio and Wargo also agreed to donate $30,000 to mental-health organizations as an apology to the family. They paid half of it before their disciplinary hearing and agreed to pay the rest of it before the end of the year.

The girl died by suicide inside a hospital in 2016, after she was admitted for mental health treatment, court records say. psychologist. The evaluation found that Rhodes was unable to assist his attorney due to a “mild intellectual disability.”

Rhodes was indicted on multiple felony counts of interfering with the operation of an aircraft with a laser after law-enforcement helicopters were the targets of a green laser on four separate dates in July 2019.

Mexico, at the U.S. border with Texas and turned over to U.S. customs officials.

Five jail officers were suspended without pay after the escape and three were later charged with misdemeanor permitting escape.