California latest target in Department of Justice efforts to end public benefits fraud By SAFIYAH RIDDLE Updated 8:00 PM GMT-3, October 22, 2026

https://apnews.com/article/california-fraud-healthcare-arrests-doctors-department-of-justice-eead2910dbfee0350469bdf6a1a7cdff?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--qQzalEgoiUP4qMAie-2WKLOPYYgnuoP8mw_VKQ6ZydpstJYZcBmbcxkgC-hvars75l5pfTRDoqHkZ7kP6HNpnhDr3uA&_hsmi=445672729&utm_content=445672729&utm_source=hs_email AP: Department Of Justice Targets Nearly $2B Healthcare Fraud In California More than a dozen people in Southern California were charged with allegedly siphoning nearly $2 billion in fraudulent healthcare costs, the Department of Justice and state prosecutors announced Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up efforts to end the abuse of federal aid programs. Fifteen people were charged and so far at least eight were arrested in connection with fraud at substance abuse treatment centers, hospice services and surgeons in California, prosecutors said. At least six of those charged were doctors — including one who is accused of performing unnecessary and invasive surgeries to bill Medicaid for over $130 million. (Riddle, 10/23)