On October 21st, 2014
An 81-year-od Los Angeles doctor was arrested Wednesday, October 15, 2014, along with three other individuals, for allegedly running or participating in a widespread oxycodone prescription drug ring, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. This case is being investigated by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), the California Medical Board […]
On September 24th, 2014
Investigators with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) joined forces with local and federal law enforcement agencies to take down a ring of drug dealers in San Diego in an investigation dubbed "Operation Purple Haze." "Operation Purple Haze" targeted a group of 19 to 24-year-olds suspected of forging and filling prescriptions that were […]
On July 22nd, 2013
When the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) received complaints about abuse and fraud in the Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) program, our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members in DHCS's Audits & Investigations Division went to work. Their investigations uncovered suspected fraud and as a result, the state suspended Medi-Cal payments to 16 alcohol […]
