Orange County Sober Living Owner Charged with Kickbacks Scheme

Orange County Sober Living Owner Charged with Kickbacks Scheme
Twenty dollar bills sit in a wallet in San Anselmo, Calif., on Aug. 29, 2017. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—The owners of a sober living home pleaded not guilty April 29 to charges alleging he paid $175,000 in illegal kickbacks to people who referred clients to his facilities in Orange County.

Scott Raffa, 57, of Newport Beach, entered his plea before a magistrate in federal court in Santa Ana Monday. A trial date was set for June 25 and bond was set at $15,000.

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