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The $2 billion medical fraud bust by federal investigators in California this week lifted the lid on one of the great scandals of the homelessness crisis.

Namely: Scam artists have been luring drug addicts to California from around the country to attend “rehab” facilities that don’t actually provide treatment.

The scammers bill insurance — private or public — until the policies’ coverage runs out. Then they shove the addicts out onto the street.

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FBI LA agents arrest Hany Malek at his mansion for medical fraud in Tarzana, California, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post

That was one of the horrific and corrupt schemes uncovered this week in the federal raids and indictments.…