Sober Living: Lawsuit filed against Ariz. agencies

A civil lawsuit has been filed in connection with Arizona's sober living crisis. This comes after AHCCCS was defrauded for an estimated $2 billion as a result of a scheme that preyed on vulnerable people in need of substance abuse treatment. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum reports.

NewFound Hope: Dozens move out of hotel property

A Tempe hotel property once investigated by the Arizona Department of Health can no longer house about a hundred people, including children. This comes after a company that ran the facility, NewFound Hope, stopped receiving payments from the state due to fraud allegations. We have tried to speak to NewFound Hope owner Denis Artiles in the past, but he declined and denied all allegations. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum reports.

Sober Living: AZ bill aims for stricter oversight

After bad actors in behavioral health defrauded the state's Medicaid agency for a billion dollars, a new Arizona State Senate bill is aiming to crack down on the fraud. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum reports.

Sober Living: AZ officials address Medicaid fraud

Leaders of state agencies in Arizona addressed the Medicaid fraud scandal during a meeting at the State Capitol, amid ongoing fallout over sober living schemes. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum reports.

Sober living scheme has 'international criminal ties': AZ AG

Arizona's Medicaid agency, AHCCCS, has already suspended payments to more than 300 behavioral health providers accused of defrauding the state of nearly a billion dollars, but the state's Attorney General says they still have a long way to go. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum reports.

Sober living scam victims now clean at legit rehab

While the aftermath of Arizona's massive Medicaid scandal is not over, some patients who once were challenged in trying to find a legit place to get clean have finally found a place to do just that. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum reports.

35 residents to be evicted from Mesa's Canal on Baseline

A complex of luxury condos in Mesa being used for sober living units has been impacting dozens of residents for a while now. FOX 10 learned on Jan. 9 that nearly 40 people are in the process of being evicted from the condos.

The Sober Truth & DNA solving cold cases | Newsmaker

In this episode of John Hook's Newsmaker, we catch up with FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum following the premiere of his special "The Sober Truth." He takes a deep dive into the scheme targeting victims seeking addiction treatment. In the second segment, we're talking with Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes about how his office has been using new DNA technology to crack decades-old cold cases.