Four individuals, Delores Jordan, 56, of Charlotte, NC, Dashawn Dawkins, 33, of Lexington, Ky., Jerome Davis, 51, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Ernest Williams, 51, of Lexington, Ky., have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, healthcare fraud, and conspiracy to receive kickbacks. According to the indictment, Serenity Keeper’s, LLC was a sober home company based in Fayette County, Ky., that purported to provide mental health and substance abuse treatment services and housing for individuals enrolled in its program. Serenity Keepers allegedly used urine drug tests for their clients for non-medical reasons, such as ensuring sobriety.
The indictment alleges that beginning in August 2019, Jordan, Serenity Keepers’ owner, solicited kickbacks from a co-conspirator in exchange for the referral of Serenity Keepers’ urine drug tests to various laboratories. The kickbacks were allegedly paid in the form of checks, cash payments, and wire transfers of approximately $1,300 every two weeks to Jordan’s son, Dawkins. Beginning in October 2021, Jordan allegedly demanded the kickback amount increase to $5,000, based on the increased volume of urine drug tests referred by Serenity Keepers to the labs. Jordan allegedly received the increased amount through payments sent every two weeks to her boyfriend, Davis, paid through his company, X-Tremly for Christ LLC. The indictment also alleges that the urine drug tests performed for Serenity Keepers’ clients were not used for medical diagnosis and treatment, nor were they ordered by a treating medical provider, which are requirements for reimbursement by Medicare and Medicaid.
