Dawn Holland, the Betty Ford’s ex staffer who clashed with Lindsay Lohan is in BIG TROUBLE! Holland could be facing a Federal criminal investigation as well as a civil lawsuit! Not good.
Dawn Holland who was fired from the Betty Ford Rehab after she sold information about LiLo to TMZ for at least $10,000, may have to deal with charges that she had violated HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) which is a federal crime.
In addition, she can be sued by Lohan.
” I agree that Holland is behind the 8-ball,” Santa Monica Criminal defense attorney Steve Cron told RadarOnline.com. “Everyone knows that Lindsay was a patient at the Betty Ford Center, but it’s an entirely different story to give details about her treatment and possible violations of program rules.”
Holland claims that Lohan grabbed and injured her after the actress missed curfew at the center’s sober house. She also said that Lohan’s mother Dina told her she didn’t have to take a breathalyzer test. Holland filed a criminal complaint with police, who are investigating Lindsay for the alleged attack.
Holland has however quickly changed course.
She admitted in an unpaid interview with Radar Online that TMZ made a deal to pay her while she was still working as a healthcare personal at Betty Ford and she gave TMZ information and a document about the incident – a document that the Betty Ford Center says is confidential.
Holland’s lawyer Keith Davidson now says the ex rehab worker will drop her criminal complaint against Lohan and will not cooperate with police.
Betty Ford rehab fired Holland because she violated patient confidentiality and made a confidential document public. Both of those allegations can easily be the basis for a federal investigation against Holland for violating HIPAA – a violation that could carry jail time.
Now that explains why she dropped her criminal complaint against LiLo, doesn’t it?
Sigh, sigh, sigh!
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