EXCLUSIVE: 1 in 3 LA Armenians using $30B IHSS program investigated by Dr. Oz

Armenian-speakers in Los Angeles County utilize California's In-Home Supportive Services program at a rate roughly 700% higher than their proportion of the county's population, an analysis by The Center Square found — renewing attention to potential fraud concerns in the community amid the ongoing public dispute between CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and Gov. Gavin Newsom.

A top fraud expert said that The Center Square's IHSS data analysis likely reveals organized fraud networks are operating in Los Angeles County's Armenian-speaking community — with participants allegedly getting kickbacks and funneling large amounts of money out of the country through cash-based hawala networks.