The Medicare Fraud Strike Force has brought charges against 91 individuals nationwide, including physicians, nurses and other medical professionals, for their alleged participation in schemes involving about $295 million in false billing, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
The coordinated takedown involved the highest amount of false Medicare billings in a single takedown in strike force history, according to the release. Seventy individuals were charged by Strike Force prosecutors in indictments unsealed yesterday and today in six cities, alleging a variety of Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $263.6 million in false billings.
Takedown operations last week resulted in the charging of 18 additional defendants in Detroit and one defendant in Miami for their alleged roles in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $29.4 million in fraudulent claims. Additionally, two individuals are scheduled to appear in court today on charges filed on Aug. 24 for their roles in a separate $2 million healthcare fraud scheme.
The defendants charged are accused of various healthcare fraud-related crimes, including conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program, healthcare fraud, violations of the anti-kickback statutes and money laundering.
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The coordinated takedown involved the highest amount of false Medicare billings in a single takedown in strike force history, according to the release. Seventy individuals were charged by Strike Force prosecutors in indictments unsealed yesterday and today in six cities, alleging a variety of Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $263.6 million in false billings.
Takedown operations last week resulted in the charging of 18 additional defendants in Detroit and one defendant in Miami for their alleged roles in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $29.4 million in fraudulent claims. Additionally, two individuals are scheduled to appear in court today on charges filed on Aug. 24 for their roles in a separate $2 million healthcare fraud scheme.
The defendants charged are accused of various healthcare fraud-related crimes, including conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program, healthcare fraud, violations of the anti-kickback statutes and money laundering.
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