DOJ Charges 15 in $2 Billion California Healthcare Fraud Takedown
Prosecutors say the scheme used unnecessary procedures, kickbacks and sham treatment programs to target vulnerable patients and bilk insurers and taxpayers.
- On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced it charged 15 people in California with healthcare fraud involving $2 billion in alleged false claims, marking the department's largest case of this type ever prosecuted.
- Prosecutors allege one scheme billed more than $1.6 billion for sham substance abuse treatments, where two Angelenos reportedly paid so-called "body brokers" in Texas to recruit homeless residents into fake sober living homes.
- In another case, an Anaheim surgeon and a Tarzana chiropractor allegedly steered patients into needless procedures, which Colin McDonald of the National Fraud Enforcement Division described as "an assembly line of fraud."
- Federal authorities have arrested eight defendants, with five scheduled to appear in United States District Court this afternoon, while two others face charges in Texas and one in Illinois.
- U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli criticized California leadership, arguing the state fails to prevent such schemes, which surged following COVID-19 as oversight rules were loosened and strained.
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal authorities conducted predawn raids across Southern California on Thursday, busting suspected fraudsters — including a cardiothoracic surgeon — accused of stealing nearly $2 billion through sham substance abuse programs, unnecessary surgeries, and phony hospice care. In total, 15 people, including six medical professionals, were charged in [...]
Feds allege $2 billion in California health care fraud, 15 charged
Federal authorities announced charges against 15 people, including six medical professionals, accusing them of health care fraud schemes worth $2 billion, including sham substance abuse treatment programs, unnecessary medical procedures and bogus hospice services.
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