O.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Submitting Nearly $270 Million in Bogus Claims to Medi-Cal

SoCal Man Pleads Guilty In $270M Scam

An Orange County man admitted guilt in a massive Medi‑Cal billing scheme that charged $270 million over 11 months and netted conspirators $178 million. Federal prosecutors say the fraud used a pharmacy to bill for pricey, unnecessary drugs and laundered payments as kickbacks.

SoCal: Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Submitting $270 Million in Fraudulent Claims to Medi-Cal in 11 Months: DOJ

A man in Orange County, California, pleaded guilty to orchestrating a scheme to steal $270 million in bogus Medi-Cal claims in 11 months, the DOJ announced on Tuesday. “Paul Richard Randall, 66, of Orange, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of wire fraud committed while on release. He has been in federal custody since June 2025,” the DOJ said. According to federal prosecutors, Randall and others, through a business called Monte Vista Pharmacy, s…

Orange County man pleads guilty in $270 million Medi-Cal fraud scheme

Officials say the scheme involved costly prescriptions that were unnecessary or never dispensed

OC fraudster admits to submitting $270 million in bogus claims to Medi-Cal

An Orange County man and his accomplices have been busted in a two hundred million dollar plus Medi-Cal fraud scheme as officials crack down on abuse of tax payer dollars in California

O.C. man pleads guilty to submitting nearly $270 million in bogus claims to Medi-Cal

OC Man pleads guilty in $270M Medi-Cal fraud scheme

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - An Orange County man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge for his role in a health care fraud scheme in which nearly $270 million in bogus claims were submitted to Medi-Cal for expensive prescription drugs that were not medically necessary and, in many instances, not provided at all.    Paul Randall, 66, of Orange, entered a plea in downtown Los Angeles to a single count of health care fraud.   An Aug. 3 sentencing date …