NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT
Los Angeles, CA, April 3, 2026: A Southern California couple has been arrested in connection with an alleged $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme involving hospice services, federal authorities said, as part of a wider crackdown on healthcare fraud in the state.
Gladwin Gill, 66, a psychologist, and his wife, Amelou Gill, 70, a registered nurse, were taken into custody under Operation Never Say Die, a federal investigation targeting fraudulent hospice operators accused of exploiting the Medicare system.
According to prosecutors, the couple is accused of submitting more than $5.2 million in false claims to Medicare for hospice services that were either not medically necessary or never provided. Authorities allege that Medicare paid out more than $4 million based on those claims.
Investigators say the Gills operated a hospice business in the Los Angeles area and allegedly enrolled patients who were not terminally ill, a key requirement for hospice eligibility under Medicare. In some cases, authorities claim, individuals were recruited to pose as patients, and medical records were falsified to justify billing.
Federal officials also allege that the couple used their daughter’s name to operate the hospice in an effort to conceal their control of the business.
The arrests are part of a broader enforcement action in which at least eight individuals have been charged in connection with hospice-related fraud schemes that authorities say resulted in more than $50 million in losses to Medicare.
Announcing the charges, federal officials described the schemes as efforts to turn end-of-life care into a “cash-producing operation,” undermining a system designed to support patients in their final stages of life.
Gill’s attorney has denied the allegations, stating that his client intends to contest the charges in court.
Healthcare fraud charges carry significant penalties, including potential prison time if convicted. As with all criminal cases, the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
