FBI Busts $7.4 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme in Calif.
3rd April 2026
The FBI arrested a married couple accused of fraudulently billing Medicare for $7.45 million while running a hospice with a survival rate reported to be more than 97% after five years, in what federal officials say is part of a broader crackdown on rampant healthcare fraud.
The early-morning Thursday raid in San Dimas, California, targeted Gladwin and Amelou Gill, who co-owned 626 Hospice, operating as St. Francis Palliative Care.
Authorities said the unusually high survival rate at the hospice — a major red flag given hospice patients are typically terminally ill — helped trigger the investigation.
The arrests were among the first in a sweeping enforcement operation, with at least eight individuals charged so far and more expected.