8 arrests made in federal crackdown on alleged health care fraud in Southern California
Corroborated by 5 sources from 5 publishers
TL;DR
FIRST ON FOX: The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance revealed a staggering increase in California hospice and healthcare providers that were suspended as a result of the task force’s crackdown on fraud. Fox News Digital is told a total of 221 providers in Los Angeles have been suspended so far due to suspected fraud, including a number of providers who were raided by federal authorities early Thursday morning. The latest number of suspensions marks a more than 215% increase from the 70 providers initially suspended in Los Angeles last week as a result of the task force.
Sources
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Fox News Politics
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vance-anti-fraud-task-force-suspends-221-california-hospice-healthcare-providers-so-far
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KABC-TV
https://abc7.com/post/doctors-nurses-arrested-socal-health-care-fraud-investigation/18829687
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ABC News Health Headlines
https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/8-arrests-made-federal-crackdown-alleged-health-care-131670602
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CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/03/us/california-health-care-hospice-fraud
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ABC News Money Headlines
https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/8-arrests-made-federal-crackdown-alleged-health-care-131670606
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Fox News Politics
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vance-tapped-fraud-czar-trump-targets-blue-states-over-taxpayer-theft
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/trump-vance-fraud-arrest-crackdown-california