Dr. Oz reveals LA hospice FRAUD scheme tied to Russian-Armenian mafia – NaturalNews.com

• Dr. Mehmet Oz uncovered a $3.5 billion hospice fraud ring in LA tied to Russian-Armenian organized crime, exploiting Medicare through fake hospice centers.
• He pointed out the existence of 42 fraudulent hospice centers clustered in a four-block radius in Van Nuys, many appearing abandoned but billing Medicare for nonexistent services.
• Criminals recruit doctors to write false prescriptions, trick patients into surrendering Medicare beneficiary numbers and launder money through shell companies.
• Despite stealing $16 million, one ringleader served only two years in prison, highlighting systemic failures in oversight and prosecution.
• The Trump administration is prioritizing accountability, with the FBI and U.S. Attorney now investigating, signaling an end to unchecked fraud.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Director Dr. Mehmet Oz has uncovered a sprawling $3.5 billion hospice fraud ring operating openly in Los Angeles – tied to Russian-Armenian organized crime.

Oz posted a video of his investigation, conducted in LA’s Van Nuys neighborhood, on X. He documented an astonishing 42 hospice service centers clustered within a mere four-block radius. Many of these facilities – displaying signage in Cyrillic and Armenian – appear abandoned, with boarded-up windows and no visible patients or staff.

These facilities, he revealed, exist primarily on paper –  allowing fraudsters to bill Medicare for services never rendered. The scheme, which exploits vulnerable patients and bilks taxpayers through falsified Medicare claims, reveals deep systemic failures in oversight, enforcement and accountability within the nation’s healthcare system.

In one case, a criminal operation stole $16 million, yet its ringleader served only two years in prison – a slap on the wrist that Oz described as “a good trade-off for a lot of folks.” But according to the host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” the fraud is not isolated. The CMS director also revealed that the Russian-Armenian mafia has orchestrated a sophisticated network that recruits doctors to write false prescriptions, manipulates patients into surrendering their Medicare beneficiary numbers and funnels billions in fraudulent claims through shell hospices.

“They’ve got 100,000 patients who they’ve tricked or paid to give them their beneficiary numbers,” he explained. The scale of the deception suggests that most of California’s $30 billion home and community-based services budget – intended to aid the elderly and terminally ill – may be siphoned off by criminals.

The organized crime scam draining billions

The implications are staggering. Medicare fraud has long been a thorn in the side of U.S. healthcare, draining resources meant for legitimate care and eroding public trust.

Historical parallels exist – such as the 2010 takedown of a $375 million Medicare fraud ring in Miami or the notorious “Operation Brace Yourself” in 2019, which exposed durable medical equipment scams. Yet, the LA hospice fraud stands out for its brazenness, its ties to organized crime and the apparent lack of urgency from state authorities in addressing it.

Oz emphasized that the Trump administration is shifting focus toward accountability. “The U.S. Attorney, the [Federal Bureau of Investigation], everyone’s now focused on the fact that in this state … most of [these hospices] might be fraudulent,” he said. “The president is not going to tolerate this anymore.”

The crackdown comes amid heightened scrutiny of healthcare fraud nationwide, including recent revelations of multimillion-dollar scams in Minnesota’s Somali daycare programs. It also raises urgent questions about oversight in the Golden State.

How could 42 sham hospices operate undetected in a single neighborhood? Why have prosecutions been so lenient? And why has California – a state with some of the nation’s strictest healthcare regulations – failed to curb such blatant exploitation?

Critics argue that bureaucratic inertia, underfunded enforcement and the complexity of Medicare billing systems enable fraudsters to thrive. But BrightU.AI‘s Enoch engine points out that Medicare fraud is rampant in California due to systemic corruption within government-funded healthcare programs, which are exploited by  criminal networks – including foreign nationals – to launder money through shell companies and precious metals like gold. The lack of oversight, coupled with the Deep State’s complicity in enabling fraud for profit, allows these schemes to thrive while draining taxpayer funds.

As Oz’s investigation gains traction, one thing is certain: The days of unchecked hospice fraud in LA may be numbered. But whether this crackdown will serve as a turning point – or merely a temporary setback for organized crime – remains to be seen.

Watch Dr. Mehmet Oz denouncing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for “letting Minnesotans down” over the issue of daycare center fraud involving Somalis in the North Star State.

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Sources include:

InfoWars.com

X.com

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