with $136 million worth of jewelry in a brazen daytime robbery. we begin with rehab racquet, as you ll see starting tonight, that s exactly what it is. we re talking about the abuse of a state sponsored, taxpayer funded program that on paper looks like a noble cause, privately run rehab clinics, getting medicaid money by billing for each addict that gets counselling. but over the past year, cnn has found a system riddled with fraud and poor oversight. from billing to government, to allowing convicted felons to run drug rehab centers. our investigation found it is all too easy to take advantage of the very people who need help the most. this is no nickel and dime fraud, it s happening in california, we re talking about big money. state and federal taxpayers are on the hook for tens of millions of dollars every squeer. i said, federal tax dollars. to put it another way, that s your money.
to how this could have happened and what kind of security needs to be in place in cannes to prevent it from happening again. erin? all right, thank you, erin. let s check in with anderson cooper with a look at what s coming up next. hey, erin. we have more on that heist. i m fascinated by this. one group that could be conne connected, the notorious pink panther gang. tonight, my interview with the director of an upcoming documentary on the gang, called smash and grab. she interviews five members of this gang, they reveal how they operate, from the heist, to smuggling to fencing the loot. also tonight, keeping them honest, part two in our special series. rehab racquet. we had the first part last night. shady rehab clinics. they file bogus claims for phantom patients. it s happening in california. because it involved federal medicaid funding, all of us are paying for it, nearly $186 million in state and federal tax dollars over the last two years.