OCDA Returned Contribution From Indicted Businessman

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has returned nearly $4,000 in campaign contributions from a Southern California businessman accused of paying referral fees to generate more than a quarter of a billion dollars in bills for ancillary services including MRIs and durable medical equipment. Sam Solakyan has pleaded not guilty to charges in a 12-count indictment unsealed after he was arrested in September for allegedly charging carriers $284 million for services provided to injured workers recruited through the payment of kickbacks. At least one of Solakyan’s companies th...