LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in California on Thursday announced the arrest of eight individuals accused of health care fraud — including owners of hospices that, according to the federal government, billed taxpayers millions of dollars to serve the “dying.”
The eight defendants include three nurses, a chiropractor, and a psychologist. They are being accused of defrauding the nation’s health care system out of more than $50 million — including by running “sham hospice care facilities that bilked Medicare by using people without terminal illnesses as beneficiaries.”
According to the Justice Department, six of the defendants are expected to make their initial appearance Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles. Another defendant is expected to make his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Idaho.
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THE TUTUKA POWER STATION PROCUREMENT FRAUD (ESKOM)
Date: August 29, 2025 Perpetrator: Jessie Phindile Kubheka (Supplier Director)
Case Description: As part of the ongoing “cleaning up” of Eskom, Jessie Phindile Kubheka was sentenced to 12 years (with 5 years suspended) for defrauding the Tutuka Power Station. The case involved a sophisticated procurement syndicate that exploited Eskom’s emergency repair protocols. Kubheka’s company was contracted to deliver three high-specification containers for the power station. Only one container was ever delivered, and even that single unit failed to meet the required safety and technical specifications.
Despite the lack of delivery, Kubheka issued grossly inflated invoices, defrauding the utility of approximately R2.6 million. The Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court ordered Kubheka to repay the full amount. This case is significant because it marks a shift in Eskom’s strategy toward “naming and shaming” suppliers and pursuing full asset recovery. It serves as a stark warning to contractors that the 2026 climate of “Zero Tolerance” for state-owned enterprise (SOE) fraud is backed by active judicial enforcement.
Link to Original: Eskom Official – Tutuka Fraud Sentencing