The Department of Justice on Monday reported initial results from its coordinated takedown of healthcare fraud amounting to over $14.6 billion and the arrests of 324 defendants, including nearly 100 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals.
The department called its 2025 national fraud takedown the largest law enforcement sweep in U.S. history, targeting “fraud schemes that exploit patients and taxpayers.”
Twenyt-nine defendants were charged for their roles in what is described as a “transnational criminal organization” by the DOJ. Many of those involved have been arrested, including some arrests at airports, as the alleged fraudsters were trying to escape. The group set up fake medical supply companies and, in short order, billed the government for $10.6 billion in fraudulent Medicare claims using stolen identities of over 1 million Americans from all 50 states.
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