Massive $27M LA hospice fraud revealed as medical scammer used dead patients to fund lavish lifestyle: feds

Federal agents pounced on a slew of alleged medical fraudsters accused of massive schemes in Los Angeles – including a $27 million scheme to steal the identities of the dead – as part of a national takedown by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in Washington, D.C. Authorities arrested five people accused of stealing millions in taxpayer dollars and charged five others, including a Van Nuys hospice owner accused of stealing the identities of dead people to fund a flashy car collection with a $530,000 Rolls Royce Phantom. In a Tuesday press conference, Blanche announced more takedowns that charged hundreds defendants...