Lindsay Lohan's estranged father was arrested Friday in Florida on charges that he illegally took kickbacks for referring patients to a substance abuse treatment center.
Michael Lohan, 60, was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on five counts of patient brokering and one count of conspiracy to commit patient brokering, The Palm Beach Post reported.
Authorities said a Delray Beach-area drug treatment center called Pride Recovery paid more than $27,000 in kickbacks to either Lohan directly or to a business he was associated with, Lola Recovery Ventures of Palm Beach Gardens.
Under Florida law, it is illegal for a health care provider to pay a commission for the referral of patients.The practice has been linked to numerous instances of.
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