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CNN CNN Newsroom August 2, 2013 19:30:00

investigative reporting reviewed thousands of records in california's drug medi-cal program. including program audits. we analyzed patient billings. even watched clinics under cover to see who was getting treatment and who wasn't. 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 named alexander ferdman. >> ferdman was the organizer. >> marble vogt was the lead investigator who investigated him for running a texas based krim syndicate that staged car crashes, ripping off big insurance companies. >> he lists his occupation as a -- >> driver of an ice cream truck.

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