Comp Fraudsters Snared in Latest Medicare Bust

A key figure in what California officials once called the largest workers' compensation fraud scheme in state history has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a new $270 million Medicaid scam, landing him squarely in the crosshairs of a record-setting $6.5 billion nationwide federal healthcare fraud takedown. While Paul Richard Randall's latest scheme exclusively targeted Medi-Cal, the case helps illustrate the motivation behind anti-fraud measures enacted 10 years ago that bar convicted fraudsters from participating in the state's workers' compensation system and disallow their li...