The Department of Justice (DOJ) has arrested nearly two dozen people nationwide on charges of organizing COVID-19 fraud schemes that have garnered nearly $150 million, the DOJ announced Wednesday.

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The Justice Department announced Wednesday that 21 people have been charged in the past nine days as part of a nationwide enforcement push to root out those who exploit the pandemic through health care fraud schemes

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U.S. law enforcement officials have charged 21 people across the country with healthcare schemes amid the pandemic as part of the administration's larger effort to thwart people from leveraging COVID-19 for fraud, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON - U.S. law enforcement officials have charged 21 people across the country with healthcare schemes amid the pandemic as part of the administration's larger effort to thwart people from leveraging COVID-19 for fraud, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday. The latest charges include cases involving filing false Medicare and other billing claims, kickbacks and money

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-one people have been charged in the past nine days as part of a nationwide enforcement push to root out those who exploit the pandemic through health care fraud schemes, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. 

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The DOJ has announced nearly two dozen arrests of alleged fraudsters who prosecutors say raked in nearly $150 million through schemes related to the pandemic.

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Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against 21 people for allegedly seeking to defraud government health care programs of $149 million in a variety of pandemic-related scams, including selling fake Covid-19 vaccination cards and submitting claims for unnecessary medical tests.

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TURNERSVILLE, N.J. (CBS) — A postal worker from Turnersville is charged with selling more than 400 fake vaccine cards to unvaccinated people.The Justice Department says Lisa Hammell made thousands of dollars in the COVID-19 fraud scheme.They allege she designed and printed the cards while on the job.

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Twenty-one people have been charged in the past nine days as part of a nationwide enforcement push to root out those who exploit the pandemic through health care fraud schemes, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

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Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Wednesday that 21 people have been charged in the past nine days as part of a nationwide enforcement push to root out those who exploit the pandemic through health care fraud schemes. The cases resulted in about $150 million in alleged false billings and theft from federal pandemic assistance programs. The DOJ seized over $8 million in ca…

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Robert Van Camp and a co-conspirator made and sold fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. Van Camp sold cards to undercover officers on numerous occasions, the complaint says. He faces two counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States and trafficking in counterfeit goods. He was arrested in Colorado and must surrender his passport and abide by travel restrictions.

DOJ to charge nearly two dozen for allegedly defrauding $150 million in COVID-19 aid

DOJ to charge nearly two dozen for allegedly defrauding $150 million in COVID-19 aid

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