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Federal officials on Thursday arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles.
Los Angeles' top federal prosecutor told The Post he could "never have enough" prosecutors to tackle the alleged widespread fraud in California.
A nurse from Anaheim passed envelopes of cash — $600 every month — to an elderly couple enrolled in hospice services they did not need. A husband and wife in Covina used fake hospice billings to cover mortgage and car payments,
Dr. Mehmet Oz said during a news conference that federal officials “took out” 221 hospices in the last 10 weeks.
Paula Vacek admitted that she "devised a scheme" to obtain $200,000 from a couple for investment but then used the money "for her own purposes."
Faddi S. Salim, who runs a practice in Shelby Township, faces 132 criminal counts.