Dr. Oz Exposes $3.5 Billion Hospice Fraud Ring in Los Angeles Tied to Russian-Armenian Mafia | 28 Jan 2026 | Trump Medicare & Medicaid Services Centers administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz traveled to Los Angeles, California, documenting apparent abuse of federal funds dedicated toward the nation’s hospice service system. Finding 42 hospice service centers in the Van Nuys neighborhood within a four-block radius, Dr. Oz explained a $16 million fraud ring was just busted in the area evidently run by a Russian-Armenian mafia, with the main guy only serving two years in jail. “It’s a good trade off for a lot of folks,” Dr. Oz said in a recent report posted to X. “Well, we have learned there’s roughly $3.5 billion of fraud taking place here in Los Angeles in hospice and home care,” the former daytime television host continued.