Grants Pass Disability Agency Put on Probation; Owners Still Face Racketeering and Tax Evasion Charges

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Rever Grand Inc., a Grants Pass private agency that provides professionals to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, was this week placed on probation for four years after accepting a State plea offer.

Owners Remain Facing Numerous Charges, Including Racketeering and Tax Evasion

However, owners Ray Parenteau and his wife, Jolene Sesson, remain charged with racketeering and numerous counts of making false claims for heath care payments from Medicaid for their personal benefit, aggravated theft, money laundering, and tax evasion.

A Josephine County jury indicted Rever Grand in October 2024, along with its founder, Parenteau, and his wife, Sesson, the company manager.

To enable the company to comply with an independent monitoring agreement, the court dismissed a second count of making a false claim for healthcare payment, while withholding judgment on the first count. Rever Grand will be responsible for paying the cost of the independent monitoring agreement.

The state will ask the court to close the case without a guilty verdict if Rever Grand successfully completes probation and meets all the terms of the independent monitoring agreement.

New Owners Took Over the Agency at the Start of 2025

Rever Grand has been operating under new ownership since the beginning of 2025, and according to Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, this will allow the agency to continue providing vital services to more than 1,000 Oregonians who suffer from intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Rayfield says the court ruling also ensures accountability as Rever Grand moves forward.