FBI Busts $7M Hospice Scam, Launches Task Force

0:00It's April 3rd, U.S. News Today starts now, AI powered and always on. FBI agents just busted a merry couple in California for ripping off Medicare to the tune of $7,450,000. Through their hospice business, Gladwin and Amaloo Gill ran St. Francis palliative care, boasting a 97% survival rate after five years insane for folks supposed to. Be on their last days, which lit the fuse for this probe. Thursday morning raid hit their spot in Sandimas. First big move in a nationwide sweep called Never Say Die. Eight people charged so far, with more arrests on deck, all tied to phony billing for services that weren't needed or never happened. People are fired up over the Gill's baller lifestyle. Luxury whips, mansions, jet-setting with stars, all bankrolled by taxpayer cash they allegedly, laundered. This fits a nasty pattern in Southern California, where over 700 hospices in LA County alone flash multiple fraud warnings like sky high, billing, and sketchy records.

1:05Prosecutors dropped that this crew scammed over 50 million total, sparking a fresh task force to sync up agencies and lock down oversight. Lawmakers on the Hill are pushing hard, calling it a billion dollar black hole draining public funds. As the Gill's gear for court in Los Angeles, eyes are on how this plays out. Potentially flipping the script on hospice scans for good.