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Fraud is becoming so commonplace that the American taxpayer should just cut out the middleman and send the alleged criminals a check in the mail.

While that word itself likely sparks images of shady Minnesota “learing”‘ centers, these schemes are proving to be more prevalent, as a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California shows.

On Thursday, the office announced charges against 15 people — including six medical professionals — for health care fraud amounting to $2 billion in claims to government and private programs.

A breakdown of the amount was given as follows:

A massive $1.6 billion billed after luring people to California for a supposed substance abuse program;

A sum of $134 million billed to Medicare, which resulted in patients suffering injuries from unnecessary atherectomy procedures;

Another $138 million billed to Medicare for three different hospice fraud........

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