{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_valwhrj3awwz46gqbguq","title":"California men allegedly billed Medicare $3.5m through fake medical firms","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/california-men-accused-of-submitting-over-3-500-000-in-fake-medicare-valwhrj3aw","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_wle7habku5q5dvvvlvba","seq":1132932,"kind":"article","title":"California men allegedly billed Medicare $3.5m through fake medical firms","url":"https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/two-california-men-allegedly-created-medical-equipment-companies-with-no-storefronts-or-warehouses-billed-medicare-for-3-5-million-and-switched-to-a-new-company-whenever-fraud-checks-began-denying-the-old-ones-claims/articleshow/134616069.cms","summary":"Nouman Mustafa and Mohsin Khan have been charged with healthcare fraud for filing false claims to Medicare through fictitious businesses that lacked physical locations for medical supplies. They reportedly sourced personal data from legitimate Medicare beneficiaries via foreign contacts. To avoid detection, they frequently changed company identities, leading to arrests after a federal probe, encompassing charges of identity theft and healthcare fraud.","published":"2026-10-01T11:30:00Z","seen":"2026-10-01T12:20:00Z","lang":"en","country":"IN","source":{"id":"kite-timesofindia-indiatimes-com-96815d","name":"timesofindia.indiatimes.com","domain":"timesofindia.indiatimes.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q46807","name":"The Times of India","type":"newspaper","country":"IN","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-timesofindia-indiatimes-com-96815d","authors":["TOI WORLD DESK"],"image":"https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-134616212,imgsize-1844321.cms","story":"st_valwhrj3awwz46gqbguq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.8700000047683716,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.8199999928474426,"political":0.2199999988079071},{"id":"n_valwhrj3awwz46gqbguq","seq":1120269,"kind":"article","title":"California Men Accused of Submitting Over $3,500,000 in Fake Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Claims","url":"https://dailyhodl.com/2026/10/01/california-men-accused-of-submitting-over-3500000-in-fake-medicare-durable-medical-equipment-claims","summary":"Two California men are accused of submitting more than .5 million in fake Medicare durable medical equipment claims through short-lived shell companies, the San Joaquin Valley Sun reports. The post California Men Accused of Submitting Over $3,500,000 in Fake Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Claims appeared first on The Daily Hodl .","published":"2026-10-01T10:15:30Z","seen":"2026-10-01T11:15:34Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-dailyhodl-com-ca7a8f","name":"dailyhodl.com","domain":"dailyhodl.com"},"via":"kite-dailyhodl-com-ca7a8f","topics":["cryptocurrency","scams, hacks & breaches","california","medicare","scam"],"authors":["Daily Hodl Agent"],"entities":[{"id":"Q99","name":"California","type":"place"},{"id":"Q559392","name":"Medicare","type":"org"}],"story":"st_valwhrj3awwz46gqbguq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.8799999952316284,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7200000286102295,"political":0.14000000059604645}]}