FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The founder and CEO of a local group home program has pleaded guilty to mail fraud and admitted he falsely billed insurers to receive extra funds.
Forty-six-year-old Orlando Gilliam owns DunamisGroup Home Incorporated, a non-profit service that provides alcohol and drug treatment services for recovering addicts.
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Gilliam admitted he submitted false claims to insurance companies and in the process, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars that were intended to go towards funding those recovery programs.
Gilliam, a Fresno native, is scheduled to be sentenced on November 20 and he currently faces a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison.