Mega fraudster slapped with maximum sentence after $270M California scheme exposed

Source: New York Post

A California fraudster who allegedly turned a taxpayer-funded health program into his personal cash machine is going away for three decades after pumping nearly $270 million in bogus claims into Medi-Cal. Paul Richard Randall, 67, of Orange, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison — the statutory maximum — and ordered to pay more than $178-million in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud in April 2026. 6 Paul Richard Randall, 67, of Orange.