Federal agencies in Charlotte announce charges in major healthcare fraud case

Federal agencies in Charlotte announce charges in major healthcare fraud case

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Federal and state authorities announced on Monday that they've charged more than a dozen people across North and South Carolina in one of the largest healthcare fraud crackdowns in U.S. history. Monday's announcement is part of a nationwide sweep involving 324 defendants. The operation targeted doctors, nurses, business owners, and others accused of defrauding Medicaid, Medicare, and other public health programs, f…

Criminal charges filed against individuals accused of stealing millions from the SC and NC Medicaid Programs

CHARLOTTE – U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson is joined today by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson, FBI Special Agent in Charge James C. Barnacle, Jr., and representatives of IRS-Criminal Investigation and the Department of…