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Bond granted for drug clinic operator accused of stealing millions, buying yacht called ‘Butt Nekkid’

Bond granted for drug clinic operator accused of stealing millions, buying yacht called ‘Butt Nekkid’

The owner of an Oak Lawn methadone clinic accused in a massive Medicaid fraud scheme involving a yacht called “Butt Nekkid” withdrew nearly $3 million in still-unaccounted for funds from his bank and intended to flee to Brazil before he was... Read more.

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