Arrests tied to missing person cases in New Mexico [Video]

Nearly 200 people are now facing charges across the country, accused of defrauding government health care plans out of billions of dollars. Some of those charged are tied to sober treatment centers under investigation in Arizona. Those facilities are suspected of picking up Indigenous people in New Mexico promising treatment, but not providing any services. Multiple people shared stories of being approached with offers of a better life. “I went because they said, you know, the recovery part, and they could help me get a job. I just wanted to go down there to start somewhere new,” said one man who did not want to be identified. “A few times. Like they kept trying to, like, talk me into going,” said Ashley Thompson.Action 7 News On The Go: Download our app for freeThe Justice Department charged 193 people nationwide, accusing them of taking $2.75 billion through illegitimate health care claims.”Those …