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  • We visited “ground zero” for hospice fraud: Los Angeles, California

    03/10/2026 7:23:46 PM PDT · by logi_cal869 · 11 replies
    CBS News ^ | 3/10/2026 | Rachel Gold, Laura Geller, Adam Yamaguchi and Graham Kate
    At age 69, Lynn Ianni is a pickleball whiz, zipping from dinks to drives energetically. When she suffered an injury on the court two years ago, she sought physical therapy, and was surprised to learn her Medicare insurance wouldn’t cover it. She was, according to Medicare records, dying and in hospice. - snip - “They said, ‘you're in hospice.’ And I said, ‘what? What are you talking about?” Ianni said. “‘Are you kidding me? Do I look like I’m in hospice?’” Ianni’s Medicare number had been stolen, and used by a company to fraudulently enroll her in hospice – specialized,...
  • Plea deal on Medicaid fraud calls for no prison, over 160 years to pay restitution

    01/04/2026 5:00:26 AM PST · by cuz1961 · 24 replies
    Crime Watch ^ | 1/3/2026 | By Crime Watch
    The plea agreement calls for a stay-of-imposition on the felony sentence, meaning no prison time, and the conviction level will drop to a misdemeanor upon successful completion of five years' probation.... ...Spoolman’s case is being prosecuted by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office....