2 arrested in alleged $54 million LA Medicare fraud scheme

2 arrested in alleged $54 million LA Medicare fraud scheme

Two Los Angeles-area residents were arrested on Wednesday on a 24-count federal grand jury indictment accusing them of engaging in a scheme to defraud Medicare out of more than $54 million for hospice and diagnostic services that were never provided. The man and woman allegedly laundered the proceeds, including by purchasing millions of dollars’ worth…