Ep. 2418 - BREAKING: Daily Wire Uncovers MASSIVE Fraud Scandal In Ohio!

May 4, 2026

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Daily Wire reporter Luke Rosiak's investigation reveals widespread fraud in Ohio's Medicaid-funded home health care programs, where billions in taxpayer dollars have vanished into shell companies providing minimal or fictitious services like cooking and cleaning for recipients. Enabled by a quiet February data release from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the reporting exposes operations that conservatives have long suspected as features of expansive welfare systems, not mere bugs.

Ohio's Medicaid Fraud Network

At one Columbus address—6161 Busch Boulevard, an empty building with covered windows—93 home health companies have billed Medicaid over $66 million in recent years. Each "office" is often just a paper sign on a door, with notes claiming staff are on break. Owners, frequently from Columbus's large Somali community, share names like Ahmed Mohammed or Mohammed Ahmed, list January 1 birthdays, and hold unpaid taxes or criminal records. Many are registered Democratic voters. Tracking leads to rabbit holes of LLCs in unrelated industries, suggesting Medicaid billing as a side gig.

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What you'll learn

1 (02:05) **Ohio Medicaid Fraud Exposé** - Ben introduces Daily Wire's investigation into billions stolen via home health care programs
2 (03:34) **Bombshell Series Launch** - Daily Wire drops multi-part reports after two months probing Ohio welfare fraud
3 (04:22) **93 Companies, One Empty Building** - 6161 Bush Blvd in Columbus billed taxpayers $66M from shell companies
4 (06:55) **Fraud Business Model Exposed** - Immigrants paid Medicaid to "care" for own family, often just hanging out
5 (08:28) **DOGE Data Unlock** - Elon Musk's Dept of Government Efficiency released Medicaid billing data in Feb 2025
6 (09:45) **Path to Accountability** - Calls for GOP action under DeWine, potential Ramaswamy gov, Trump/Vance oversight
7 (12:20) **Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy** - Ultra-low-cost carrier fails; left blames capitalism despite govt blocking JetBlue merger

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Show Notes

The Daily Wire’s Luke Rosiak unleashes the results of a two-month investigation into welfare fraud in Ohio; Spirit Airlines is now a ghost; and Tucker Carlson sits down with The New York Times and demonstrates that he’s no longer on the right in any significant way.

Ep. 2418

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