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Posted on 09/10/2026 10:56:17 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
Christopher Rufo @christopherrufo EXCLUSIVE: A Nigerian chieftain billed Medicaid more than $36 million, then snapped up luxury properties in California and built a magnificent palace in Abatete, Nigeria—including a golden statue of himself.
The experts told us it has all the red flags for fraud.
(Excerpt) Read more at x.com ...
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True, based on the reporting.The X post by Christopher Rufo accurately summarizes his City Journal investigation (with Madeleine Rowley) published around September 9, 2026.
city-journal.org
Key documented points:Nathan Ogbatue (also referred to as Chief/Owelle of Abatete, Nigeria) is CEO of California Home Health Agency (CHHA).
CHHA billed Medicaid/Medi-Cal less than $2 million total from 2018–2021, then surged to more than $34 million over the next three years (roughly $4 million in 2022, $17 million in 2023, and $13 million in 2024). The post's “more than $36 million” figure aligns with the overall totals cited.
In 2023–2024, Ogbatue and his wife Agnes acquired over $7 million in California real estate, including a $2.7 million Riverside mansion (with sports court, putting green, etc.) and a $1.9 million beach house.
He funded a palace in Abatete, Nigeria, along with roads and other projects; videos and social media show golden statues of himself and his wife there. Locals have praised him as a philanthropist (“half man, half god” in some footage).
Fraud experts reviewed the data and flagged major red flags: explosive volume of billed services (reaching top statewide levels for certain nursing/home-health-aide claims), a small office, failure to file required California utilization reports for years despite continued payments, and other patterns consistent with potential shell-company or fabricated billing issues. No public official charges or formal findings of fraud against CHHA or Ogbatue appear in the reporting as of the article's publication; the company (via counsel) attributes the growth to pandemic-related demand and new contracts and claims a network of over 100 contracted clinicians. Ogbatue has denied wrongdoing and said they “worked really hard.”The post presents the exclusive investigation's findings accurately. Independent verification beyond the City Journal piece and its sourced public records/data would require official audits or legal action, which had not been reported at the time.
His company, California Home Health Agency, has billed the program for more than $30 million.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/california-home-health-agency-nigeria-medicaid
Nothing gets by these people, does it?
“How Did This Nigerian Chief Make Millions From Medicaid?
His company, California Home Health Agency, has billed the program for more than $30 million.”
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Well to be fair, California gov and AG intend to get to busy to prevent the frauding, but their hands are too busy with more important stuff,,,,like getting the “ stop Nick Shirley” act passed and the “ Nick Shirley has a small penis, prove me wrong “ flyers passed out and plastered on sign posts around Sacramento.....
.... priorities and all....
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The newest way of getting rich quick: Elect Democrats then see if you get paid with either: 1) Medicare, 2) childcare, 3)feeding kids or 4) something else the Dems love...
“A Nigerian chieftain billed Medicaid more than $36 million, then snapped up luxury properties in California and built a magnificent palace in Abatete, Nigeria”
Afrofornia.
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