program, including program audits. we analyzed patient billings, even watched clinics undercover 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. marshall vote was the lead investigate who helped prosecute ferdman back in 2000 for running a texas-based crime syndicate that staged car crashes ripping off big insurance companies. he listed his occupation as a driver of an ice cream truck. ferdman pled guilty to organized crime and was sentenced to seven years in a texas prison.
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.
in connection with more than 2,000 phony bills for rehab. dating back to 2009. he s pled not guilty. records show your tax dollars still paid him, even after he was arrested and out on bail. oluno s attorney blamed the billing practices on counselor s and employees who were not well supervised. 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 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 194
voluntarily shut down on july 1st, without explanation. cnn and the center for investigative reporting reviewed thousands of records in california s drug med cal program, including program audits. we analyzed patient billings and even watched clinics undercover to see who was getting treatment and who wasn t. 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 signs of fraud. case and point. the man with the cigar, a convicted felon named alexander ferdman. reporter: he helped to prosecute him in 2000 for running a texas-based crime syndicate which staged car
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 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 194 about $94 million went to clinics that had shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. case in point, the man with the cigar, a convicted felon. he was the organizer. marshall vote was the lead investigator who helped prosecute alexander back in