Californians’ eyes are opening to rampant fraud – Latest News
Californians are changing into conscious of simply how rampant fraud is within the state.
After federal authorities arrested a number of people in Southern California this week for health care fraud, the highest federal prosecutor in LA quipped that there would possibly by no means be enough prosecutors to deal with each case.
The public’s eyes have been opened.
Just as I uncovered widespread, huge fraud in Minnesota, so too are we discovering out the extent to which alleged fraudsters have been systematically fleecing the Golden State.
The rot in California is so deep, one may spend a lifetime investigating it.
YouTuber Nick Shirley uncovered $170 million value of fraud in California in simply a few days. nickshirleyy/X
I used to be in a position to discover what I imagine is $170 million value of fraud in simply a few days whereas I investigated what was taking place in LA.
The California Post Editorial Board referred to as it “California schemin’” — and rightfully so.
These alleged fraudsters have found out that a medical beneficiary quantity in California is more beneficial than, say, stealing somebody’s credit card.
A medical beneficiary quantity is what these sham firms allegedly use to commit fraud by saying that any individual wants their companies for hospice or home health. They then invoice Medicare or Medi-Cal (the state’s model of Medicaid) for that money.
In a associated case, a California couple was additionally arrested for allegedly billing more than $7 million via a pretend hospice business, the place the nonexistent “patients” had oddly high survival charges.
It’s a miracle! The hospice sufferers survived! (The solely downside was, many of the sufferers didn’t exist.)
In some circumstances, together with many who are possible nonetheless unknown, no companies might have been supplied to any sufferers.
Since I focused hospice fraud in Southern California, authorities have now shut down over 100 hospices, and at the very least eight of these quite a few alleged fraudsters (together with docs, nurses and even a psychologist) have lastly been charged.
However, these schemes are possible simply the tip of the iceberg.
Something tremendous attention-grabbing is that if you happen to take a look at the Medi-Cal price range in California from 2022 to 2026, it has gone up by more than $100 billion, whereas enrollments have solely gone up by 100,000 people. In 2022, the enrollment was 13.9 million, whereas in 2026 it’s 14 million.
That quantity suggests simply how dangerous the fraud could also be.
Try although they may, state leaders can’t plead ignorance. They see the cold, laborious price range numbers.
To say that California Gov. Gavin Newsom was not conscious of this fraud, and the waste of billions of taxpayer {dollars}, is solely not credible.
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For the people of California who spend lifetimes caught in site visitors on freeways, going to and from their jobs, and paying their taxes on time, this fleecing of their hard-earned {dollars} is a massive slap within the face.
It is past time to finish all fraud, waste and abuse.
Thankfully, the Trump administration has tackled this subject — as they’ve so many different laborious points. Vice President JD Vance has been named the “fraud czar,” and California is one of his targets.
The once-innovative Golden State may usually cleared the path on fixing this, because it has accomplished so many occasions in tackling different massive points.
However, Governor Newsom has his sights set on one thing a lot larger, for himself at the very least: The White House in 2028.
He can be clever to look to the instance set by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who determined to shelve his political ambitions as a result of of the scandals in his state.
Whether Newsom survives this growing scandal stays to be seen. For now, at the very least some of the “California schemers” may have their day in courtroom.
And somebody is lastly standing up for California taxpayers, and for the California residents who rely upon official authorities packages.
Nick Shirley is an investigative journalist.Nick Shirley is an investigative journalist who uncovered huge widespread fraud in Minnesota. He now has his sights set on California and different states
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