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Reporting found half of that money, or about $94 million has gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. joy jaffers former drug medical supper visor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. >> we found billing records for people in jail. one person dead. people who said they didnt need this kind of treatment. >> uh-huh. >> clinics closed on a certain day, billing for that certain day. >> uh-huh. >> none of this surprises you? ...

Billing for services youre not providing. then theres this man, alexander fe ferdnand. it hasnt stopped him from coming to california, setting up a drug rehab clinic, and billing taxpayers. even though felons are barred from running drug medi-cal systems. how can a guy like you be operating a drug rehab program here fiscal years, taxpayers spent nearly $186 million, supposedly treating drug and alcohol patients in california. our investigation found half of that money, or about $94 million, as g...

Investigative reporting reviewed thousands of records in californias drug medi-cal program. including program audits. we analyzed patient billings. even watched clinics under cover to see who was getting treatment and who wasnt. the result? we found that in the last two fiscal years, half of the nearly $186 million spent for drug medi-cal, about $94 million, went to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. case in point, the man with the cigar. a convicted felon ...

Alexander ferdman. convicted for running an organized crime ring in texas that ripped off insurance companies. it hasnt stopped him from coming to california, setting up a drug rehab clinic, and billing taxpayers. even though felons are barred from running drug medi-cal centers. mr. ferdman, how can a guy with a record like you be operating a drug rehab clinic here in kra rah? youve been convicted of a major insurance car crash scheme in texas. >> i was convicted. but its not what it seems. >> r...

>> reporter: in the last two fiscal years, taxpayers spent $186 million, supposedly treating drug and alcohol abuse patients in california. our investigation with the center for investigative reporting, found half of that money, or about $94 million, has gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. former drug medical supervisor, complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found billing records for people in jail, one person dead, people...

You have been convicted of major insurance car crash scheme in texas. >> i was convicted but its not what it seems. >> reporter: the last two fiscal years taxpayers spent nearly $186 million, supposedly treating drug and alcohol abuse patients in california. our investigation with the center for investigative reporting found half of that money, or about $94 million has gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. joy jarvers, former supervisor said she compla...

Voluntarily shut down on july 1st, without explanation. cnn and the center for investigative reporting reviewed thousands of records in californias drug med cal program, including program audits. we analyzed patient billings and even watched clinics undercover to see who was getting treatment and who wasnt. the result, we found the last two fiscal years, nearly half of the $186 million spent for drug med cal, about $94 million went to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or sig...

The attorney says oluno was a certified counselor himself, who was allowed to bill medicaid. despite that, the clinic voluntarily shut down july 1st, without explanation. cnn and the center for investigative reporting reviewed thousands of records including program audits. we analyzed patient billings and we watched clinics under cover to see who was getting treatment and who wasnt. the result, we found that in the last two fiscal years, half of the nearly $186 million spent for drug medi-cal ab...