Cedar Park Man Pleads Guilty In Healthcare Kickbacks Scheme

CEDAR PARK, TX — A Cedar Park man who ran a youth crisis shelter pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal charges of taking kickbacks in a healthcare fraud scheme, U.S. Department of Justice officials said.

Glen Elwood McKenzie Jr., 68, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the federal anti=kickback law and another count of soliciting and receiving kickbacks, officials said in their press advisory. Each count carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, officials noted.

According to prosecutors, McKenzie served as president of the board of directors for an emergency shelter providing crisis intervention and mental health services for youth between the ages of 5 and 17. The children at the shelter had been removed from their homes by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

McKenzie is said to have acknowledged receiving in excess of $15,000 in kickbacks from William Joseph Dubin and David Fox Dubin to refer troubled youth from his shelter to Psychological ARTS, a business the father-and-son team operated for comprehensive mental health assessments.

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The Dubins previously were indicted in July on federal charges that included conspiracy to violate the federal anti-kickback law, paying illegal kickbacks, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, aiding and abetting health care fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to the justice department.

To view the 27-page indictment laid out by U.S. Department of Justice officials, click here.

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