Tonmoy Sharma, CEO of Defunct Drug Rehab Chain, Arrested on Federal Fraud Charges

July 18, 2025

The founder and former CEO of an addiction treatment provider made an initial court appearance Friday after being arrested on several federal charges, including insurance fraud.

The federal investigation into Sovereign Health Group, which ran multiple addiction treatment centers in Southern California has been underway since June 2017 when the FBI raided Sovereign’s treatment facilities, its San Clemente headquarters and Tonmoy Sharma’s home in San Juan Capistrano. The business eventually shut down in 2018.

But even after the closure, NBCLA investigations found that Tonmoy Sharma, the former CEO, operated a licensed residential treatment facility in San Juan Capistrano under the name Dana Shores Recovery.

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