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U.S. Justice Department Announces New Health Care Fraud Strike Force
The task force will coordinate with FBI, Health and Human Services and Drug Enforcement Administration partners after more than 6,200 defendants were prosecuted nationwide.
- On Thursday, the Justice Department announced the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to target illicit schemes in Nevada, Arizona, and the Northern District of California.
- Driven by data showing a significant and accelerating increase in health care fraud across all three districts, Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said the Strike Force builds on recent landmark prosecutions.
- The strike force model has proven effective, resulting in prosecution of more than 6,200 defendants nationwide who collectively billed federal health care programs more than $45 billion.
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Timothy Courchaine stated, "Our mission as part of the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force is to ensure Americans who need critical services are not used as pawns to make bad actors rich."
- Health Care Fraud Acting Chief Jacob Foster and Acting Assistant Chief Gary Winters will coordinate the Strike Force in partnership with the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services.
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