WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Department of Justice announced the largest coordinated takedown of Health Care Fraud suspects in the history of federal law enforcement.
The effort coordinated by 50 federal districts and 12 State Attorneys General’s Offices netted criminal charges against 324 defendants, 96 of them doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, according to the DOJ.
The scale of the nationwide law enforcement actions in “intended losses,” or fraudulent billing exploiting patients and taxpayers was staggering at $14.6 billion in false claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, and other healthcare programs", according to a press release from the DOJ a figure in the neighborhood of the nominal GDP of the island nation of Fiji.
Twenty-nine of the defendants were also charged with roles in transnational criminal organizations, which are alleged to have attempted to defraud the American people of over $12 billion in bogus claims to U.S. insurers.
In one egregious case the DOJ highlighted, “a defendant based in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates who owned a billing company allegedly orchestrated a scheme to prey upon vulnerable individuals in need of addiction treatment by conspiring with treatment center owners to fraudulently bill Arizona Medicaid approximately $650 million for substance abuse treatment services.”
Matthew Galeotti, Head of the DOJ Criminal Division, announced the charges in a press conference Monday, telling the American people, "These criminals didn’t just steal someone else’s money. They stole from you."
He added, “Every fraudulent claim, every fake billing, every kickback scheme represents money taken directly from the pockets of American taxpayers who fund these essential programs through their hard work and sacrifice.”
“Public corruption will not be tolerated as the Director and I vigorously pursue bad actors who violated their oaths to all of us,” FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said in a statement posted to X.
“We view the theft of public funds the same way. It’s a crime against all of us.
Today, in conjunction with the DOJ and our federal partners, we are announcing the results from the largest healthcare fraud investigation, as measured by financial losses, in DOJ history.”
Addressing the medical professionals and seemingly warning other public servants, Bongino added, “Results matter. Talk is cheap. And this is not even the beginning of the beginning. If you’re stealing from the public or violating your oath to serve, then we’re coming for you, too.”
“This record-setting Health Care Fraud Takedown delivers justice to criminal actors who prey upon our most vulnerable citizens and steal from hardworking American taxpayers,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement.
“Make no mistake – this administration will not tolerate criminals who line their pockets with taxpayer dollars while endangering the health and safety of our communities.”
The effort coordinated by 50 federal districts and 12 State Attorneys General’s Offices netted criminal charges against 324 defendants, 96 of them doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, according to the DOJ.
The scale of the nationwide law enforcement actions in “intended losses,” or fraudulent billing exploiting patients and taxpayers was staggering at $14.6 billion in false claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, and other healthcare programs", according to a press release from the DOJ a figure in the neighborhood of the nominal GDP of the island nation of Fiji.
Twenty-nine of the defendants were also charged with roles in transnational criminal organizations, which are alleged to have attempted to defraud the American people of over $12 billion in bogus claims to U.S. insurers.
In one egregious case the DOJ highlighted, “a defendant based in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates who owned a billing company allegedly orchestrated a scheme to prey upon vulnerable individuals in need of addiction treatment by conspiring with treatment center owners to fraudulently bill Arizona Medicaid approximately $650 million for substance abuse treatment services.”
Matthew Galeotti, Head of the DOJ Criminal Division, announced the charges in a press conference Monday, telling the American people, "These criminals didn’t just steal someone else’s money. They stole from you."
He added, “Every fraudulent claim, every fake billing, every kickback scheme represents money taken directly from the pockets of American taxpayers who fund these essential programs through their hard work and sacrifice.”
"These criminals didn’t just steal someone else’s money. They stole from you." - Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of @DOJCrimDiv
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) June 30, 2025
Today, we announced the largest Health Care Fraud takedown in history:
➡️ $14.6B IN FRAUD
➡️ 324 DEFENDANTS
➡️ 50 DISTRICTS ACROSS THE U.S. pic.twitter.com/aAva5j0II3
“Public corruption will not be tolerated as the Director and I vigorously pursue bad actors who violated their oaths to all of us,” FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said in a statement posted to X.
“We view the theft of public funds the same way. It’s a crime against all of us.
Today, in conjunction with the DOJ and our federal partners, we are announcing the results from the largest healthcare fraud investigation, as measured by financial losses, in DOJ history.”
Update:
— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) June 30, 2025
Public corruption will not be tolerated as the Director and I vigorously pursue bad actors who violated their oaths to all of us.
We view the theft of public funds the same way. It’s a crime against all of us. Today, in conjunction with the DOJ and our federal partners,…
Addressing the medical professionals and seemingly warning other public servants, Bongino added, “Results matter. Talk is cheap. And this is not even the beginning of the beginning. If you’re stealing from the public or violating your oath to serve, then we’re coming for you, too.”
“This record-setting Health Care Fraud Takedown delivers justice to criminal actors who prey upon our most vulnerable citizens and steal from hardworking American taxpayers,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement.
“Make no mistake – this administration will not tolerate criminals who line their pockets with taxpayer dollars while endangering the health and safety of our communities.”
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Comments
2025-07-03T18:16-0400 | Comment by: James
I keep reading how all of these people are being caught but do not see any of them actually going to jail!
2025-07-07T17:15-0400 | Comment by: Dawn
When will we see these folks: 1 - paying back all the money they defrauded from the American people; 2 - paying taxpayers back for all the money it cost to catch and prosecute them; 3 - jailed for their criminal behavior; 4 - stripped FOREVER of their right to file insurance claims - either as patients or as medical professionals. Until those come to pass, I won't believe anything is TRULY being done about the fraud. Catching those who commit fraud is only step 1. There MUST be consequences for what they've done, and they can't just be held up as "see, we're doing something" while even larger numbers of such people who continue to do the same thing are ignored.