The last of three defendants in a Kentucky opioid treatment fraud case was sentenced to federal prison on July 24, closing a prosecution in which the clinic chain's own medical director used his elderly father's prescribing credentials to issue Suboxone prescriptions to patients the father had never seen.
Michael Bregenzer, 53, of Houston, the chief executive of Kentucky Addiction Centers, received 48 months followed by three years of supervised release. Medical director José Alzadon, M.D., 62, of Paintsville, was sentenced to 60 months in February 2026. Billing manager Barbie Vanhoose, 63, of West Van Lear, received 24 months in January 2026. All three were ordered to pay $812,881.09 in restitution. The Justice Department announced the sentencing through its Office of Public Affairs.
