48 Texans charged in nationwide $14.6 billion healthcare fraud takedown
UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – The Department of Justice charged 324 defendants including 96 medical professionals in a $14.6 billion scheme involving fraudulent Medicare claims and identity theft, seizing over $245 million in assets.
- On Monday, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against 324 defendants nationwide, including 48 from Texas, in a $14.6 billion healthcare fraud takedown.
- This takedown stems from multiple coordinated investigations into schemes involving prescription drug diversion, fraudulent Medicare claims, and kickback payments.
- The defendants include licensed medical professionals accused of unlawfully distributing controlled substances and submitting false claims for durable medical equipment and diagnostic testing.
- Authorities seized over $245 million in illicit gains such as cash, luxury vehicles, and cryptocurrency while CMS stopped $4 billion in false claims and revoked 205 provider billing privileges.
- Officials warned the fraud harms patients, wastes taxpayer resources, worsens the opioid crisis, and pledged ongoing enforcement to hold criminals accountable and protect healthcare integrity.
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Several Houston-area medical professionals charged as part of nationwide crackdown on healthcare fraud
The more than 20 people charged in the Southern District of Texas are among 324 defendants across the United States accused in $14.6 billion worth of schemes involving false claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs, along with the illegal distribution of millions of prescription pills.
Four arrested in Estonia over US healthcare scam suspicions
The Washington Post reported that U.S. authorities have foiled a €8.5 billion healthcare fraud scheme. U.S. officials announced that, in cooperation with local law enforcement, four suspects were apprehended in Estonia.
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