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Ron Johnson: “A fraudster in California in one year from May 22 to May 20…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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'What Do You Estimate?': Ron Johnson Asks Bessent How Much Fraud Is In The Federal Budget Annually

Published | Video Starts at 02:12

At least 500 billion, sir. So again, this is a range of somewhere between 3.3 and 13.3% of our budget. A recent story I heard on the radio this morning, A fraudster in California in one year from May 22 to May 20 to April 2023, $270 million of claims. He was paid $178 million in fraud in California out of Medi Cal. Do you have any idea how much. Okay, he's been prosecuted, he's been convicted. Do you how much of that $178 million was recovered? (02:12–02:30)

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Claims a fraudster in California received $178 million fraudulently from Medi-Cal in one year.

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