The Justice Department announced on June 23 that it has charged about 450 defendants for various healthcare fraud schemes totaling more than $6.5 billion.
The charges, unveiled at a press conference in Washington, are against defendants for a variety of schemes in what officials called a record-setting action against fraud.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the charges arose from a “new era” of investigating fraud.
One example cited by officials was an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme where a man was accused of billing insurers for medically unnecessary cardiovascular tests involving college athletes.
The man then allegedly rubber-stamped the results as normal without reviewing them.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March creating the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, which is chaired by Vice President JD Vance and has promised to target rampant fraud.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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