SoCal couple busted in alleged multimillion-dollar hospice scam plead not guilty
A Southern California couple, Gladwin and Amelou Gill, pleaded not guilty to federal charges related to an alleged multimillion-dollar hospice fraud scheme. Authorities accuse them of submitting $5.2 million in false Medicare claims for services that were not medically necessary or provided. The couple was arrested in April 2026 during an FBI raid on their Covina home.
- ▪Gladwin and Amelou Gill pleaded not guilty to federal hospice fraud charges.
- ▪They allegedly submitted $5.2 million in fraudulent Medicare claims, receiving over $4 million, for hospice services that were never provided or medically necessary.
- ▪Twenty-two Medicare beneficiaries reviewed by agents were not terminally ill during the time they were enrolled in the hospice program.
- ▪The Gills previously faced legal issues, with Amelou pleading guilty in 2020 to a tax-related felony.
- ▪The couple allegedly operated the hospice under their daughter’s name due to prior criminal history that likely barred them from doing so themselves.
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Metro SoCal couple busted in alleged multimillion-dollar hospice scam plead not guilty By Benjamin Brown Published April 28, 2026, 6:27 p.m. ET A Southern California psychiatrist and his wife pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges accusing them of carrying out a multimillion-dollar hospice fraud scheme. Gladwin and Amelou Gill were arrested during an FBI raid at their multimillion-dollar home in Covina on April 2 as part of a massive federal effort to address widespread fraud in California. 7 Gladwin and Amelou Gill pleaded not guilty to allegedly orchestrating a multimillion-dollar hospice fraud scheme.
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