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10 Southern California defendants charged in $270M Medi-Cal fraud scheme
Fox News • • general
Key Points:
- Federal authorities charged 10 defendants in Southern California for healthcare fraud schemes, including a nearly $270 million fraudulent Medi-Cal claim case and a $27 million Medicare fraud case.
- These charges are part of the Justice Department's "2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown," which targeted 455 defendants nationwide involved in over $6.5 billion in alleged fraud.
- Christina Mareik was arrested for facilitating fraudulent prescriptions that led to nearly $270 million in Medi-Cal claims, with payments exceeding $178 million for unnecessary or undelivered expensive drugs.
- A San Fernando Valley man and three others were charged with conspiracy to defraud Medicare of about $27 million through fraudulent hospice care billing.
- Charges against the defendants include conspiracy, healthcare fraud, aggravated identity theft, monetary transactions involving criminal proceeds, and Anti-Kickback Statute violations.
