Nepal Charges 33 in $20M Everest Insurance Scam

0:00Nepal just hit 33 people with criminal charges over a massive $20 million insurance scam, ripping off climbers on Mount Everest. Guides allegedly slip pills to tourists or mix baking soda into their food to fake illnesses, triggering pricey helicopter rescues to Kathmandu, hospitals, hospitals jumped into, faking medical reports to jack up claims while insurance agents helicopter firms and over a dozen trekking outfits all, played roles. This targeted nearly 4,800 international climbers from 2022 to 2025, exporting the high demand for, Everest permits that require rescue coverage. The scam made new expos back in 2018 with summer forms, but it ballooned anyway amid the yearly rush of thousands chasing those, Himalayan peaks and routine high altitude rescues, officials say they're cracking down hard now to clean up the mountain game. I'm Corey with the story and you've been listening to Dallas News today, AI-powered

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