Independent journalist and YouTuber Nick Shirley has been investigating fraud in California following his role in exposing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz last year.
His latest investigation focuses on alleged hospice fraud, as California’s senior population has grown by roughly 3 percent annually since 2020, while the number of hospice providers in Los Angeles has surged by 1,500 percent since 2010. Estimates suggest the fraud could total $3.5 billion annually in Los Angeles alone, roughly 10 to 15 percent of Medicare hospice spending, driven in part by sham enrollments.
Shirley estimates that in his new investigation, he uncovered over $170,000,000 in fraud.
🚨 Here is the full 40 minutes of my crew and I exposing California fraud, Minnesota was big but California is even bigger... We uncovered over $170,000,000 in fraud as these fraudsters live in luxury with no consequences. Like it and share it, the fraud must STOP.
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) March 17, 2026
We ALL work… pic.twitter.com/7nWX9jL6NI
In one clip, Shirley found a shady location that allegedly teaches people how to open their own hospice center. The implication is that the 'business' more likely teaches people how to siphon off state and federal funds under the guise of providing California seniors with services.
HOLY CR*P 🚨 Nick Shirley found a shady place in Los Angeles THAT TEACHES HOW TO OPEN HOSPICES
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) March 17, 2026
The fraud in California is so much worse than any of us realized@nickshirleyy “In fact, in LA there's locations that will teach you how to open up your own hospice center. So I went… pic.twitter.com/fX7eW7nKNp
In another clip, Shirley is seen confronting the head of a potentially fraudulent hospice provider, who panics upon being asked several questions and tries to scare Shirley away.
🚨 BREAKING: Nick Shirley just dropped footage of himself being CONFRONTED by a panicked man after trying to expose hospice fraud in California
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 17, 2026
"Fraudsters don't like being exposed. Why are you raising your voice if you have nothing to hide? Why are you so scared about me coming… pic.twitter.com/6HTzHGqhV8
In another clip, Shirley highlights the alleged fraudsters’ lavish lifestyle, pointing to a custom-wrapped Cybertruck, a new BMW, and other luxury cars parked in an otherwise sketchy place of work.
🚨 HOLY CRAP. Nick Shirley exposes how the parking lot at a dilapidated "hospice" center in California is filled to the BRIM with expensive cars
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 17, 2026
Infuriating.
He followed the workers who left a "hospice" center and they drive NEW BMWs and a CYBERTRUCK
"What do you think of this… pic.twitter.com/3RzwFD0WCU
This comes as the Trump administration has launched a new fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance, as it pledges to root out widespread abuse.
Much of the focus has fallen on California, whose expansive welfare system and state-funded programs outpace those of any other state, making it particularly vulnerable to fraud. A candidate running for governor in the state, Steve Hilton, launched a CalDOGE initiative as part of his campaign and has uncovered nearly $500 billion in fraud without even taking office.