Ruthless Podcast Massive California Fraud Exposed + Chevron CEO Mike Wirth
Mar 12, 2026
Brent Gardner, policy and grassroots leader with Americans for Prosperity, discusses DHS funding fights and grassroots pressure. Mike Wirth, CEO of Chevron, covers global energy markets, the Strait of Hormuz, LNG, AI-driven power demand, and workforce trades. They dive into massive California hospice fraud, media narratives, DHS funding standoffs, and the national security and economic stakes of American energy.
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Local Investigations Plus Open Data Expose Hidden Fraud
- Investigative local reporting can reveal large, concentrated fraud hidden in open datasets when paired with on-the-ground checks.
- Nick Shirley and CBS combined open-sourced HHS data, AI sorting and door-knock reporting to expose empty offices and false hospice billing.
Massive Hospice Fraud In California Exposed
- California hospice fraud exposed systemic Medicare abuse with hundreds of fake hospice companies billing tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
- CBS found 700 of ~1,800 LA County hospices triggered red flags, including one building with 89 registered hospices and patients later alive and well playing pickleball.
Fraud Tied To Broader Debt And Oversight Failures
- Hosts link large-scale fraud and unsustainable national debt, arguing lax oversight enables waste across federal programs.
- Josh Holmes framed $36 trillion national debt and repeated, short public attention spans as enabling systemic misuse of funds.