Posted on 04/02/2026 1:33:16 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The FBI on Thursday announced the arrest of 8 of 15 defendants charged in connection with a major multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme.
The arrests were made in and around Los Angeles County, as well as in Court d’Alene, Idaho. Officials said some of the defendants are health care professionals, including nurses, a psychologist and a chiropractor.
Losses to taxpayers reportedly exceeded $50 million, according to the Department of Justice.
Six of the defendants arrested Thursday are expected to make their initial appearances Thursday afternoon in United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles.
...
Essayli announced the arrests of eight people, including doctors and nurses, and charges against 15 separate individuals who engaged in nine separate health care fraud investigations.
These arrests include the owners of hospices, who Essayli alleges billed taxpayers millions of dollars to serve the terminally ill who reportedly weren’t sick at all.
Those defendants include three nurses, a chiropractor, and a psychologist. Officials claim they ran fraudulent hospice care facilities that drained Medicare by using individuals who did not have terminal illnesses as beneficiaries.
All are facing years in federal prison.
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
Dear FRiends,
We need your continuing support to keep FR funded. Your donations are our sole source of funding. No sugar daddies, no advertisers, no paid memberships, no commercial sales, no gimmicks, no tax subsidies. No spam, no pop-ups, no ad trackers.
If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today:
Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you,
Jim
That was quick. Looks like Blondi’s reassignment got the message across to Kash Pastel.
Again...why do we pay taxes? So much grift and fraud with minimal consequences. What absolute BS. The criminal losers should be immediately hanged on the WDC mall,.
Proof every state has a swamp.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.