Feds bust alleged $1.6 billion fraud ring that imported homeless to California for sham drug help
Federal authorities announced charges Thursday against four people they said ran a massive drug treatment scam that recruited homeless people from around the country, got them to fly to California, then put them in iffy substance abuse programs while billing their insurers maximum dollar.
TL;DR
- Four people charged by federal authorities.
- Alleged operation of a massive drug treatment scam.
- Recruited homeless people from across the country.
- Homeless individuals were flown to California.
- Placed in questionable substance abuse programs.
- Insurers were billed maximum dollar amounts.