Nineteen million dollars. Gone. Stolen from Medicare — from hospice care meant for dying Americans — by fraudsters operating out of empty strip mall offices in California. And when a brave journalist exposed the whole rotten scheme, Governor Gavin Newsom didn't thank him. He attacked him.
Welcome to California under Democrat leadership: a playground for criminals funded by your tax dollars.
The Van Nuys Fraud Factory
Investigative journalist Nick Shirley traveled to Van Nuys, California — what he calls "the hospice capital of America" — and what he found should make every American taxpayer's blood boil.
At Miracle Healing Hospice, Medicare records show over $1.3 million in billing. Medicare paid out nearly a million dollars. But when Shirley knocked on the door? Silence. The building was empty. No patients. No nurses. No care being provided whatsoever.
But take a look at the parking lot: a brand-new Cybertruck, a gleaming BMW, multiple Mercedes-Benz vehicles. These aren't struggling healthcare providers — they're thieves living large on your dime.
And it gets worse. Guardian of Angels Hospice, operating in the same complex, billed Medicare a staggering $4.8 million. Same story everywhere Shirley looked: HFS Hospice Care — empty. Relief Home Health Care — nobody inside. SKH Home Health Care — completely abandoned.
A Money Printing Operation
The numbers tell the whole sickening story. All Day Hospice Care billed Medicare $3.1 million. They filed over 12,000 claims in just 19 months, listing 505 patients at roughly $6,000 each — using only two billing codes.
That's not healthcare, folks. That's a money printing operation.
Behind one dilapidated building, Shirley found Concentro Care Hospice, Studio Care Hospice, and El Primero Home Health Care all operating from the same location — a hospice, home health care provider, and adult daycare supposedly running out of one shabby address. Their credentials? White paper signs with logos taped to the door. That's apparently all you need to steal millions from American taxpayers.
When suspicions arise, these criminals simply vanish — back to Armenia, back to Russia, or just down the street to another strip mall suite to start the scam all over again. They prey on people on the verge of death to rob the American treasury.
Newsom's Disgraceful Response
So how did California's governor respond when confronted with this mountain of evidence?
Shirley asked simple questions: Does the governor see a need for more oversight? Is the state doing anything about this fraud?
The response from Newsom's team? They created memes. They digitally dressed Shirley in costumes and mocked him on social media. The governor of the nation's largest state, instead of deploying investigators to shut down this criminal enterprise, attacked the journalist who exposed it.
"How stupid do you have to be to go after the guy exposing the fraud instead of the fraudsters?" Shirley asked. It's a question every Californian should be demanding Newsom answer.
These tax dollars don't say Republican or Democrat on them. They come from all of us. And Newsom is protecting the thieves.
The Trump Administration Is Watching
The $19 million exposed in Van Nuys is just the tip of the iceberg. Experts estimate this type of fraud costs taxpayers billions nationwide every year. But the days of looking the other way are over.
The Trump administration has made government efficiency and rooting out waste a top priority. With Elon Musk leading the DOGE initiative to slash fraud and abuse across federal programs, these California crime rings have a target on their backs.
The mainstream media won't show you empty hospice offices with Cybertrucks in the parking lot. They won't tell you that California's governor is more interested in making memes than stopping Medicare fraud. But patriots deserve to know the truth about where their hard-earned tax dollars are going.
The question now: How long will Californians tolerate a governor who defends fraudsters while their state crumbles?