California Latest Target in Department of Justice Efforts to End Public Benefits Fraud
Prosecutors said a network of fake treatment centers and unnecessary surgeries generated nearly $2 billion in fraudulent claims.
- On Thursday, October 22, 2026, federal authorities charged 15 people in Southern California with siphoning nearly $2 billion through fraudulent healthcare claims involving sham substance abuse treatments and hospice services.
- Father-and-Son duo David Young and Nathan Young allegedly directed so-called body brokers to target vulnerable addicts, raking in more than $1.5 billion for addiction treatment that was never provided.
- Dr. Harold Tabaie and chiropractor Hany Malek allegedly billed Medicaid for over $130 million, with prosecutors claiming Tabaie performed unnecessary invasive surgeries and falsely told patients initial procedures failed to justify repeating operations.
- Separately, California Attorney General Rob Bonta reported 103 arrests for defrauding Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services of $4.5 million, stating the state has taken "a firm stand to investigate, prosecute, and shut down Medi-Cal fraud."
- President Donald Trump's administration launched a $25 million whistleblower program on Tuesday to combat federal fraud, while Missouri officials joined the Justice Department to "aggressively identify, investigate and prosecute fraud" ahead of midterm elections.
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California latest target in Department of Justice efforts to end public benefits fraud
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than a dozen people in Southern California were charged with allegedly siphoning nearly $2 billion in fraudulent healthcare costs, the Department of Justice and state prosecutors announced Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up…
California latest target in Department of Justice efforts to end publi
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than a dozen people in Southern California were charged with allegedly siphoning nearly $2 billion in fraudulent healthcare costs, the Department of Justice and state prosecutors announced Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s
DOJ, state launch separate health care fraud crackdowns, arresting over 100 people across California
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles charged more than a dozen alleged medical fraudsters, including doctors, for making bogus claims to government and private health care programs, including $1.6 billion billed in a sham rehab case called the largest of its type ever, officials announced today.
On October 22, Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a nationwide crackdown on healthcare fraud. Assistant Attorney General MacDonald stated that criminal charges have been filed against 15 defendants in the Central District of California (CDCA) for allegedly defrauding government and private healthcare programs of up to $2 billion. Charges include defrauding government-funded healthcare plans and illegally prescribing controlle…
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