SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – An Indian health organization and the U.S. attorney for Northern California have reached a settlement in a dispute over the group’s use of federal grant money for substance abuse recovery programs.

U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag’s office announced Tuesday that the Sacramento-based California Rural Indian Health Board will pay the federal government $532,000 and relinquish $4.6 million in funds from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

The settlement resolves a lawsuit filed in July against the organization, a network of tribal health programs.

The lawsuit alleged that the group submitted false claims to the government after instructing service providers to pay for clients’ rent, mortgage, utilities and auto repairs, all prohibited expenses under the Access to Recovery programs. Haag’s office said her office would ensure that federal grant funds were used for their intended purpose.