California couple Gladwin and Amelou Gill arrested for $7.45 million medicare fraud at hospice with ‘unusually high’ patient survival rates

[ad_1] Federal agents have arrested a married couple accused of fraudulently billing Medicare for $7.45 million while running a hospice where an unusually high number of patients were reported to survive in California. The FBI executed an early‑morning raid on the home of doctor Gladwin Gill and psychologist Amelou Gill, who jointly operated 626 Hospice, […]

Indian-origin sheriff’s deputy Yash Patel arrested on suspicion of sexual battery, false imprisonment in California

[ad_1] Indian-origin Yash Patel, a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy, has been arrested in Jurupa Valley, California, on suspicion of sexual battery and false imprisonment while off-duty, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced.The arrest took place earlier this month after the sheriff’s Special Investigations Bureau looked into the allegations.Patel began his employment with the sheriff’s department […]

41 sealed ballots found at home: Pakistani immigrant and ex-lawmaker sentenced to three years for election fraud in California

[ad_1] A former Lodi city (California) councilman has been sentenced to three years in jail for his role in a major election fraud scheme that took place during local elections, authorities said.Shakir Khan, who used to be on the Lodi City Council in California, pleaded no contest in January 2024 to 77 criminal charges, including […]

Gavin Newsom’s spokesperson abuses reporter who asks if California Governor indeed had dyslexia

[ad_1] California Governor Gavin Newsom’s spokesperson abused a reporter after she asked for proof that the Democrat was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child.Newsom’s comms director, Izzy Gardon, sent the response when Real Clear Politics reporter Susan Crabtree emailed on Monday about the governor’s medical history, New York Post reported.“Hey Susan — thanks for reaching […]

Yosemite’s ‘firefall’: This California waterfall turns into molten lava for a few minutes in February | World News

[ad_1] Every February, something magical happens deep in Yosemite National Park. A waterfall called Horsetail Fall starts to glow, looking like fire or molten lava falling down a cliff. The phenomenon, known as the firefall, lasts only a few minutes. Each year in mid- to late February, if conditions line up just right, the setting […]

‘Life as international student is tough’: Saketh Sreenivasaiah’s friend says after Indian-origin graduate’s body found in California lake

[ad_1] “Life as an international student is tough, man,” wrote Baneet Singh, the roommate of 22-year-old Indian-origin graduate student Saketh Sreenivasaiah, after his body was recovered from Lake Anza in California. Singh urged others to check in on friends and loved ones who are living in different countries and understand the challenges faced by students […]

Meet Julian Miramontes: 14-year-old California boy who built an app to help immigrants know their rights during ICE raids | World News

[ad_1] Julian Miramontes(right) with Rep. Jimmy Gomez Fourteen-year-old Julian Miramontes from Los Angeles has earned national recognition for creating a mobile app designed to help immigrants understand their legal rights. An eighth grader at El Sereno Middle School, Miramontes developed the Know Your Rights app after witnessing fear and uncertainty in his community linked to […]

‘Hired green card, US citizen drivers’: Sikh truck company owner after losing employees as California revoked thousands of licences

[ad_1] When California cancelled thousands of commercial trucking licences a few months ago, Sikh owner Bikramjeet Singh Gill watched his Stockton truck yard fall silent. Trucks that once rolled out each morning now sit idle, unused and unpaid.Gill runs Gillson Trucking Inc. and said around 35 of his immigrant drivers were told lastyear that the […]

California university professor warns H-1B freeze will harm higher education, shares list of global scholars from Texas university | World News

[ad_1] A California university professor has warned that a freeze on new H-1B visa petitions could weaken higher education in Texas and across the US, arguing that international recruitment has been central to the success of leading universities. In a widely shared post, Jelani Nelson, a computer science professor at the University of California, Berkeley, […]

The return of Pa’ashi as Tulare Lake floods California farmland again after 130 years | World News

[ad_1] The return of Pa’ashi as Tulare Lake floods California farmland again after 130 years (AI-generated) In the spring of 2023, water spread across parts of California’s San Joaquin Valley, where crops and roads had stood for decades. Snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada and repeated heavy storms pushed rivers beyond their channels. Fields disappeared under […]