15 charged in massive $2 billion L.A. health care fraud crackdown

Federal authorities charged 15 people, including six medical professionals, in a sweeping Los Angeles-area health care fraud crackdown involving $2 billion in alleged fraudulent claims, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Eight defendants were arrested Oct. 22 in connection with schemes involving sham addiction treatment centers, unnecessary surgical procedures, fraudulent hospice services and illegal kickbacks, according […]Federal authorities charged 15 people, including six medical professionals, in a sweeping Los Angeles-area health care fraud crackdown involving $2 billion in alleged fraudulent claims, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Eight defendants were arrested Oct. 22 in connection with schemes involving sham addiction treatment centers, unnecessary surgical procedures, fraudulent hospice services and illegal kickbacks, according […]