California healthcare fraudsters could face mandatory prison time under tough new GOP bill

Source: New York Post

California Republican Congressman Ken Calvert will introduce a bill Thursday imposing mandatory minimum prison sentences to crack down on rampant fraud. Under the “Zero Tolerance for Fraudsters Act,” individuals convicted of large-scale fraud would face mandatory minimum prison sentences of at least one year for offenses involving between $1 million and $5 million, while anyone convicted of fraud worth $5 million or more must serve at least five years.   “Thanks to Democrat-led states like California and Minnesota, fraud is running wild in America.