EXCLUSIVE: Big Trouble For Lindsay's Accuser: Federal Investigation Plus Lawsuit Looming In New Year
Dec. 24 2010, Published 5:37 a.m. ET
The healthcare worker who clashed with Lindsay Lohan and then sold her out is facing possible double trouble in the New Year: a federal criminal investigation and a civil lawsuit, Breaking Celebrity News is reporting exclusively.
Dawn Holland, who was fired from the Betty Ford Center after she sold information about Lohan to TMZ for at least $10,000, now may have to deal with charges that she violated HIPAA – a federal crime.
In addition, she can be sued by Lohan, who has not commented on the situation.
" I agree that Holland is behind the 8-ball,” Santa Monica Criminal defense attorney Steve Cron told Breaking Celebrity News. “Everyone knows that LL (Lindsay Lohan) 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 exclusive and unp