Judge Reduces Sentence Of Former Drug Treatment Center Owner Due To COVID-19 Risks

Mealey's (February 2, 2021, 1:44 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Feb. 1 granted a motion filed by the former owner of a drug treatment center who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud for a reduction of his 37-month prison sentence, finding that his health conditions place him at a higher risk of developing severe complications from COVID-19 and that he is being housed in a federal corrections institution (FCI) that has experienced the most COVID-19 infections at any federal facility in the country....