DOJ Charges 455 in $6.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown
Federal prosecutors have charged 455 defendants in more than $6.5 billion of alleged healthcare fraud over the past two weeks, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. The enforcement operation spans 41 states and 57 federal districts, targeting false claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, hospice care, and other federal health programs. Authorities seized over $127 million in cash, luxury vehicles, and jewelry tied to the schemes, while HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called the takedown the second-largest single healthcare fraud operation in U.S. history.
The indictments highlight widespread exploitation across multiple medical sectors. Federal agents charged Florida cardiologist Jason Finkelstein with an $89 million scheme for billing insurers for unnecessary heart screenings on college athletes, including a 2024 case where he certified test results as normal just 11 seconds after opening images that showed an enlarged heart. In a parallel action, a North Carolina healthcare provider pleaded guilty to a $60 million fraud and kickback scheme. DOJ acting leadership noted the crackdown also formalized data-sharing agreements with the FTC, DHS, and CMS to accelerate the detection of suspicious billing patterns.
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@whitehouseRT @JDVance: $3.7 BILLION fraud scheme — one of the biggest Medicare scams in history This fraudster fled to Turkey in May 2025, but US of…
@whitehouseRT @ScottBradyPA: Goodnight, fraudsters. Tomorrow’s wake-up call courtesy of the @WHFraudTF.
@firstsquawkDOJ UNVEILS $6.5B HEALTHCARE FRAUD CRACKDOWN - WSJ
@wallstengineDOJ is expected to charge ~450 defendants in a $6.5B healthcare fraud crackdown, per WSJ. The cases span Medicaid, hospice care, wound care and opioid distribution, including charges against 90 medical professionals. Officials say the ope
@wsjExclusive: The Justice Department is expected to unveil charges against around 450 defendants for alleged healthcare fraud totaling over $6.5 billion as part of the Trump administration’s stepped-up antifraud efforts.
@thejusticedeptWatch Live Today at 11:00 a.m. ET: Department of Justice to Hold Press Conference Announcing Annual Healthcare Fraud Takedown, Historic Fraud Enforcement Results
@openoutcrierJustice Department Unveils $6.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown - WSJ Prosecutors are expected to charge around 450 defendants in alleged fraud spanning Medicaid and hospice care
@faytuksnetworkThe DOJ has unveiled a massive $6.5 billion healthcare fraud crackdown, filing charges against hundreds involved in systemic exploitation of federal programs. The enforcement action marks a significant escalation in the administration's nat
@reutersUS’s Todd Blanche on annual healthcare fraud takedown results
@rapidresponse47The Justice Department is expected to unveil charges against around 450 defendants for alleged healthcare fraud totaling over $6.5 billion
@theinsiderpaperBREAKING: US DoJ on Tuesday is expected to unveil charges against around 450 defendants for alleged healthcare fraud totaling over $6.5 billion as part of the Trump administration’s stepped-up antifraud efforts, WSJ reports
@rapidresponse47.@DAGToddBlanche: "This announcement marks the greatest combined federal and state effort in combatting healthcare fraud in history. Thanks to the leadership of @POTUS and @VP, and all those folks standing behind me and next to me, we are m
@whitehouseRT @TheJusticeDept: Watch Live Today at 11:00 a.m. ET: Department of Justice to Hold Press Conference Announcing Annual Healthcare Fraud Ta…
@presssecRT @RapidResponse47: .@DAGToddBlanche: "This announcement marks the greatest combined federal and state effort in combatting healthcare fra…
@ericldaugh🚨 HOLY SMOKES. AG Todd Blanche announces JAW-DROPPING healthcare fraud bust totaling $6.5 BILLION in Medicare, Medicaid and other programs "We've charged 455 defendants across 56 U.S. Attorney's Offices, and 45 U.S. states and territories.
@rapidresponse47.@DAGToddBlanche announces charges against 455 defendants across 45 states and territories for healthcare fraud schemes involving over $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs.
@ericldaugh🚨 NOW — HHS SEC. RFK JR: "$6.5 billion in alleged fraud, the second largest amount ever charged in a single health care fraud operation!" "The Department of Justice charged a record number of Medicaid fraud defendants, more than 440 defend
@justthenewsWatch Live: Justice Department announces charges in alleged $200M in Medicaid fraud
@thejusticedeptActing Attorney General @DAGToddBlanche announces the results of the 2026 National Health Care Fraud TAKEDOWN: 455 defendants charged in connection with $6.5+ BILLION in alleged fraud "This announcement marks the greatest combined federal
@rapidresponse47.@SecKennedy: This is "the 2nd largest amount ever charged in a single healthcare fraud operation." "Every fraudulent dollar diverted into a criminal scheme is a dollar unavailable for patient care, for medical innovation, or for services
@ericldaugh🚨 OMG. In a new healthcare fraud indictment, the fraudster cleared a student to play basketball despite having an enlarged heart — then he DIED ON THE BASKETBALL COURT The man rubber-stamped test results WITHOUT reviewing them AAG MCDONA
@nicksortor🚨 BREAKING: Acting AG Todd Blanche announces 455 FRAUDSTERS have been charged by the DOJ in the past 14 days alone These people scammed the American people out of over $6.5 BILLION. Make them ROT! "These individuals participated in healt
@rapidresponse47.@FBIDirectorKash: "America, you should take a look. You should take a look at what leadership from the White House and @POTUS' prioritization to go after and combat fraud looks like... fraud is no longer being tolerated."
@rapidresponse47Assistant AG Colin McDonald announces agreements with @CMSGov "to obtain dedicated cloud computing space... to run real-time, advanced analytical models to detect fraud," as well as with the @FTC and @CBP "to eliminate data silos and enrich
@rapidresponse47.@DrOzCMS: "We now use techniques that, historically, were never thought of. Instead of just flagging problems, we build cases... by the time our law enforcement partners are ready to move, we aim to hand them a file that is already complet