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Los Angeles Hospice Fraud Uncovered: Eight Arrested, $50M Lost

4/4/2026

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A federal crackdown in Los Angeles revealed a multimillion-dollar hospice fraud scheme costing taxpayers over $50 million.
Eight individuals, including nurses and a psychologist, were arrested for enrolling healthy patients in hospice and billing Medicare.
One nurse allegedly paid patients to join and submitted more than $9 million in claims.
Investigators uncovered a $19 million scheme targeting a labor union’s health plan.
Defendants face prison time if convicted.

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A federal crackdown in Los Angeles revealed a multimillion-dollar hospice fraud scheme costing taxpayers over $50 million.
Eight individuals, including nurses and a psychologist, were arrested for enrolling healthy patients in hospice and billing Medicare.
One nurse allegedly paid patients to join and submitted more than $9 million in claims.
Investigators uncovered a $19 million scheme targeting a labor union’s health plan.
Defendants face prison time if convicted.