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Nick Shirley Alleges $170M California Daycare Fraud in New Video, Echoing Dr. Oz’s Hospice Claims

Nick Shirley's investigation exposes over $170 million in alleged fraud involving ghost daycare and hospice centers, with a 1,000% spending surge despite stable population, raising calls for state audits.

  • On October 8, 2025, Shirley posted a video alleging over $170 million fraud at California care centers.
  • Shirley and his team visited daycare and hospice locations to compile footage, but multiple people refused interview requests during the visits.
  • Related reporting from CBS shows that CBS News explained shell companies can buy stolen Medicare numbers on the dark web and bill the government for unprovided services.
  • Shirley argues operators have been able to defraud taxpayers for years and wrote, 'We ALL work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for this to be happening,' highlighting public frustration.
  • Having national-profile access, Nick Shirley, independent journalist, spoke at a White House roundtable on October 08, 2025 and went viral last year in Minnesota.
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The National Desk broke the news in on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
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