2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown
All Press Releases
Federal Press Releases
June 30, 2026; U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Complaint Filed Over False Laboratory Claims
Today, United States Attorney Benjamin L. Wallace announced the filing of civil claims against three defendants, Alpha Care Medical, LLC; its owner Nihar Gala, of Lewes, Delaware; and its laboratory director Bo Wang, of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program through submission of false claims for laboratory diagnostic testing. The complaint filed in federal court is part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 26, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida
Today, United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces criminal charges against numerous individuals in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare. In addition, one civil settlement was announced. Many of the charges are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown and stem from schemes to defraud Medicare.
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June 25, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida
Today, United States Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida announced criminal charges against 12 defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP), and private insurers. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges stem from schemes involving over $4 billion dollars in fraudulent claims for DME, skin substitutes and wound care products, laboratory testing, and community mental health services that were medically unnecessary, procured by kickbacks to marketers and beneficiaries, and not provided, some of which involved transnational criminal organization activity and significant patient harm and risk to public safety.
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June 25, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire
CONCORD- U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announced today that two alleged associates of a Transnational Criminal Organization have been charged for their roles to launder proceeds of a nearly $3 billion dollar health care fraud scheme as part of the Justice Department’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges are the result of the partnership between the District of New Hampshire and the New England Strike Force and represent the single largest health care fraud-related money laundering prosecution in New Hampshire history.
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June 25, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced charges issued in the Eastern District of Wisconsin as part of a strategically coordinated, nationwide law enforcement action.
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June 24, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Idaho
Caldwell Woman Charged in the District of Idaho as Part of the National Health Care Fraud Takedown
BOISE – United States Attorney Bart M. Davis announced criminal charges against defendant Niki Rashel Cook in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud healthcare businesses. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges stem from Cook’s alleged scheme to obtain nursing jobs at healthcare businesses by fraudulently representing herself to be a registered nurse and licensed practical nurse.
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June 24, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia
Two Georgia Men Charged in National Health Care Fraud Takedown
ATLANTA - Today, United States Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg announced criminal charges against two defendants for health care fraud schemes that exploited Medicare, Medicaid, and health care providers. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges stem from services not rendered and services misrepresented that were billed to health care programs, including Medicare and the Georgia Medicaid program. In total, the defendants in the two cases are alleged to have obtained $2.7 million through fraud.
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June 24, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Oklahoma
NDOK Announces Charges Related to the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown
TULSA, Okla. – Today, United States Attorney Clint Johnson announced a criminal charge and a civil complaint in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and the Child Care Development Block Grant Program. These charges are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 24, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Felon Indicted in Multimillion Dollar Healthcare Kickback and False Documents Conspiracy
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, United States Attorney Ellis Boyle announced criminal charges against Murad “Mike” Ayyad, 45, of Roswell, Georgia, in connection with a health care fraud conspiracy that involved the payment of millions of dollars in kickbacks and the creation and use of dozens of fraudulent contracts and invoices. Ayyad is alleged to have caused the submission of fraudulent claims for laboratory testing to Medicare, the Health Resources Services Administration (“HRSA”), TRICARE, and other payers through several labs and other entities that he owned and controlled. The federal charges are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 24, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Rhode Island
Two Charged in District of Rhode Island as Part of National Fraud Takedown
Providence: First Assistant United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda announced charges against two defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicaid. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 24, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas
U.S. Attorney Announces Major Health Care Fraud Cases in Western District of Texas
SAN ANTONIO – United States Attorney Justin R. Simmons announced criminal charges against Christina Charles, 52, in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Department of Justice
The Justice Department today announced the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in charges against 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes involving over $6.5 billion in false claims and significant patient harm, including death. Today’s Takedown represents a new era in federal, state, and international cooperation to combat health care fraud: cases in 56 federal districts and 45 U.S. states and territories, with 50 state Medicaid Fraud Control Units participating, the most in Department history. In addition, unprecedented international cooperation over the two-week Takedown resulted in the apprehension and return to the United States of the following health care fraudsters: one defendant in Kyrenia in connection with an over $3.7 billion scheme; two defendants in Estonia in connection with a previously charged $10.6 billion scheme; and, in the Philippines, one of FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters in connection with a previously-charged $1.2 billion telemedicine fraud scheme. The Takedown involves the cutting-edge use of data analytics to target the worst actors; the seizure of over $182 million in cash, luxury vehicles, jewelry, and other assets; and full-spectrum accountability for all criminal actors from doctor’s offices to corporate boardrooms.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California
SAN DIEGO – A federal grand jury indictment charges a mother and daughter with conspiring to defraud Medicare by billing millions of dollars for wound care services while the mother—the licensed nurse practitioner listed as the provider—was serving time in federal prison. The charges are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York
Latham Taxi Operators and Employees Charged in $660,000 Medicaid Fraud and Kickback Scheme
ALBANY, NEW YORK – A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Muhammad Zishan, a/k/a “Sean,” a/k/a “Shaun,” a/k/a “Shawn,” age 48, of Albany County, New York; Madiha Javed, a/k/a “Maddie,” age 34, of Rensselaer County, New York; and Ghazali Shaikh, age 20, of Warren County, New York, with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and conspiracy to pay health care kickbacks in connection with Medicaid transportation services. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Dr. Douglas Cline and nurse practitioner Laurie McKenna have agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve civil actions brought by the United States involving unlawful opioid prescribing practices and a fraudulent conveyance action against Dr. Cline, announced First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III. This settlement is part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York
Carl’s Cab Operators Charged in $4.2 Million Medicaid Fraud and Kickback Scheme
ALBANY, NEW YORK – A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Joseph Carl, age 55, of Saratoga County, New York, and Randolph Ekstrom, a/k/a “Randy,” age 48, of Saratoga County, New York, with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and conspiracy to pay health care kickbacks in connection with Medicaid transportation services. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York
ALBANY, NEW YORK – First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III announced today that Clifton Park-based Aptihealth, Inc. and Aptihealth Medical, PLLC (Aptihealth), a behavioral health provider operating a telehealth platform, will pay $300,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations concerning its Medicare and Medicaid billing practices. This settlement is part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Alabama
Today, United States Attorney Thomas Govan announced that the Middle District of Alabama has reached a $300,000 civil settlement resolving allegations that New Life Center for Change, Inc., doing business as Teen University, and its owner, Alfonza Smith, 72, of Smiths Station, Alabama, submitted false claims to the Alabama Medicaid Agency. The settlement, filed in federal court, is part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. According to the government, the Phenix City-based provider billed Alabama Medicaid for Basic Living Skills services for at-risk children that were not actually rendered.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Criminal Information is Part of Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. Harrisburg - Today, United States Attorney Brian D. Miller announced criminal charges alleging fraud involving Medicare and Medicaid funds. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee
Gordonsville Physician Indicted on Health Care Fraud and Controlled Substance Charges
NASHVILLE – Angela Moss, 55, of Gordonsville, Tennessee, has been charged in a federal indictment with seven counts of health care fraud and twelve counts of unauthorized distribution of controlled substances in connection with a multi-year scheme involving the prescribing of controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice, announced Braden H. Boucek, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. The indictment was unsealed following Moss's arrest.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio
Ohio Dentist Agrees to Pay $500,000 to Resolve Allegations of Submitting False Claims to Medicaid
CLEVELAND – Today, United States Attorney David M. Toepfer announced that a Cuyahoga County dentist has agreed to settle allegations that he submitted claims to Medicaid for services that were ineligible for reimbursement. Medicaid is a federal health program that primarily provides benefits to low-income individuals who qualify and is administered through the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM). This settlement is part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
BOSTON – A Stoughton, Mass., man has been charged in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare of over $5 million by submitting claims for durable medical equipment (DME) that was medically unnecessary and tainted by kickbacks. The charges filed today in federal court in Boston are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges stem from an alleged fraud scheme
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana
Today, United States Attorney Kurt L. Wall announced criminal charges against Kendrick Derrell Adams of Houston, Texas, for conspiracy to acquire and obtain possession of controlled substances by fraud and acquiring and obtaining possession of controlled substance by fraud in connection with a scheme to purchase controlled substances using a fraudulent prescription. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire
Four Charged in New Hampshire as Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Today, United States Attorney Erin Creegan announced criminal charges against 4 defendants as part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges stem from fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare for durable medical equipment, theft of a United States citizen’s identity to obtain Medicare and Medicaid benefits, and a pharmacist who diverted controlled substances while on the job.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio
Ohio Dentist Agrees to Pay $500,000 to Resolve Allegations of Submitting False Claims to Medicaid
CLEVELAND – Today, United States Attorney David M. Toepfer announced that a Cuyahoga County dentist has agreed to settle allegations that he submitted claims to Medicaid for services that were ineligible for reimbursement. Medicaid is a federal health program that primarily provides benefits to low-income individuals who qualify and is administered through the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM). This settlement is part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee
NASHVILLE – Ramon Aquino, 77, of Clarksville, Tennessee, has been charged by Information with one count of health care fraud in connection with a multi-year scheme involving the prescribing of controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice, announced Braden H. Boucek, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas
Nine charged in SDTX as part of national health care fraud takedown
HOUSTON – Several people in and around the Houston area as well as a Nevada woman have been indicted in various schemes including illegal drug diversion and attempts to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE which involve a total of over $1 billion in alleged fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced charges against three defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee
Memphis, TN – Today, United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced criminal charges against a defendant in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud multiple healthcare agencies. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges stem from a multi-year scheme to impersonate a licensed registered nurse, identity theft, and wire fraud.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM - Today, F.A. United States Attorney Ryan Ellison and Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced the filing of a federal civil forfeiture complaint seeking to forfeit more than $2 million that was seized due to allegations that the assets constitute proceeds of a scheme to defraud Medicaid and state criminal charges against an additional defendant. These actions in federal and state court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Today, United States Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced civil settlements with two defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. The civil settlements are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The settlements stem from each defendant’s respective use of pre-signed, invalid prescriptions that were issued outside the usual course of his professional practice to his patients in West Virginia while he was traveling and not in close proximity to his office in West Virginia.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma
Western District of Oklahoma Cases Filed as Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown
OKLAHOMA CITY – Today, United States Attorney Robert J. Troester announced criminal charges against two defendants and the filing of a separate civil case, both in the Western District of Oklahoma, in connection with the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Foreign National Indicted in Multimillion Dollar Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, United States Attorney Ellis Boyle announced criminal charges against James Thomas Foley, 45, an Irish citizen residing in Youngsville, North Carolina, in connection with a multimillion-dollar health care fraud conspiracy on Medicare and other health insurance programs involving unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME). The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Florida
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Leads to Forty-One Count Indictment of Pensacola Beach Man
Pensacola, Florida – Today, United States Attorney John P. Heekin announced criminal charges against Dr. Edward Scott Morrison, who is accused of illegally distributing and dispensing controlled substances. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Moore Capito announced criminal charges today alleging Raymond C. Meadows II and his wife Helen Crutcher Meadows conspired to commit wire fraud through their roles at Lifehouse Inc., a nonprofit, long-term, faith-based substance abuse recovery program headquartered in Huntington. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Puerto Rico
2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Today, United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with two separate schemes to commit health care fraud. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut
Connecticut Lab and its Owner Pay Over $145K to Settle Allegations of Medicaid Enrollment Fraud
David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that COASTAL DIAGNOSTICS, LLC, a reference laboratory located in Branford, and its owner, TRICIA CONROY, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and have paid $145,720 to resolve allegations they made material misrepresentations to the Connecticut Medicaid program in their Provider Enrollment Application.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Today, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced criminal charges against two defendants in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the United States Department of Agriculture. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges stem from the two defendants exchanging Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamp, benefits for cash, allowing certain beneficiary recipients to use this cash to purchase illegal controlled substances.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
LOS ANGELES – As part of the national health care fraud takedown, federal law enforcement in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area have arrested five defendants, including a Whittier woman who participated in a scheme that submitted nearly $270 million in fraudulent claims to Medi-Cal for expensive prescription drugs, and a San Fernando Valley man who is charged with running hospice care companies that fraudulently billed Medicare $27 million, the Justice Department announced today.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut
Middletown Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Unlawful Money Transmitting Business
David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Roberto Coviello, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and P.J. O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that HABROON HABIB, 30, a citizen of Pakistan and lawful permanent resident of the U.S. residing in Middletown, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday in Bridgeport federal court to operating an unlawful money transmitting business.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
Today, United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced criminal charges against two defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE, and other health care benefit programs. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges stem from schemes to submit claims for medically unnecessary respiratory pathogen panel (“RPP”) testing and fraudulent claims for care that a provider did not provide to patients. Additionally, arrests were announced by the State of Louisiana’s Attorney General’s Office pursuant to criminal charges against three defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicaid.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii
HONOLULU – Today, United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced criminal charges against Henry Quan in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges stem from a scheme to bill for prescription drugs that were never dispensed.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Oregon
Two Charged in the District of Oregon as Part of the National Health Care Fraud Takedown
PORTLAND, Ore.— Today, U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford announced criminal charges against two defendants in connection with various schemes to defraud Medicare, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Veterans Health Administration, and private insurance companies. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Today, United States Attorney Timothy Courchaine announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs of over $1.2 billion. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Kentucky
Today, United States Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky announced criminal charges across 4 cases and against 7 defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges stem from fraudulent billing of Medicaid and Medicare, identity theft, misuse of a DEA number, making false statements relating to health care matters, acquiring and attempting to acquire controlled substances by misrepresentation, fraud, deception, and subterfuge.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Kentucky
Civil Settlements Reached as Part of Department of Justice National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Today, United States Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner for the Western District of Kentucky announced civil settlements with 6 defendants in connection with false claims submitted to Medicaid. The civil settlements are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The civil settlements, totaling $23,816,217.60, stem from alleged fraudulent billings to Medicaid for services not provided or tainted by financial conflicts of interest.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, United States Attorney Russ Ferguson announced that Ronnie Lorenzo Robinson, Jr., 56, of Charlotte, is charged with health care fraud, making false statements relating to health care matters, and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicaid by submitting claims for psychotherapy services that were never provided to Medicaid recipients. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown announced today.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri
Federal Health Care Fraud Takedown Targets 455 Defendants and $6.5 Billion in False Claims
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Today, The Honorable R. Matthew Price, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud government health care benefits programs. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges include forgery and using fraudulent nursing credentials to Medicaid fraud.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA – Today, United States Attorney David Metcalf announced criminal charges against three defendants in connection with an alleged pill mill conspiracy. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas
Northern District of Texas Charges 13 Health Care Fraudsters for Loss Over $360 Million
Thirteen defendants were among those charged in the Northern District of Texas as part of the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould, during a press conference held earlier today.
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June 23, 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Today, First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III announced criminal charges against five defendants and civil health care fraud and controlled substances settlements with five defendants. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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State Press Releases
July 1, 2026; State of Kentucky
Investigations by AG’s Office Uncover Nearly $11 Million in National Health Care Fraud Takedown
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Attorney General Russell Coleman announced today multiple investigations by the Office of the Attorney General, along with state and federal partners, uncovered nearly $11 million in health care fraud. Kentucky was one of 45 states to take part in the National Health Care Fraud Takedown. Nationwide, the effort resulted in 455 defendants charged in connection with more than $6.5 billion in fraud.
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June 25, 2026; State of South Carolina
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces South Carolina’s participation in the U.S. Department of Justice’s record-breaking 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The nationwide, strategically coordinated law enforcement action led to charges against 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes involving over $6.5 billion in false claims and significant patient harm, including death.
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June 24, 2026; State of Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that — as part of a national takedown to combat health care fraudsters — eight people have been charged with Medicaid Fraud in Pennsylvania, resulting in more than $260,000 in losses.
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June 24, 2026; State of Tennessee
TBI Charges Three Individuals Following DOJ Healthcare Fraud Takedown
MEMPHIS – Following the U.S. Department of Justice’s national healthcare fraud takedown announcement this week, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division (MFCD) is announcing state charges in three unrelated Tennessee cases involving TennCare fraud, theft, and the financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Each case originated from separate referrals and resulted in charges brought by local grand juries or through arrest warrants.
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June 23, 2026; State of Missouri
Attorney General Hanaway Charges Dozens Of Medicaid Fraudsters For Over $613,000 In Stolen Funds
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that 24 defendants have been charged in connection with more than $613,000 in alleged fraud, from across the state, as part of the Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s (MFCU) ongoing efforts to combat Medicaid fraud and protect taxpayer dollars.
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June 23, 2026; State of California
Attorney General Bonta Joins Federal Partners in National Health Care Fraud Takedown 2026
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the California Department of Justice’s (California DOJ) participation in the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a coordinated law enforcement operation that resulted in criminal charges against 455 defendants nationwide with over $6.5 billion in intended losses. Working alongside federal authorities and 44 other state attorneys general, CaliforniaDOJ investigators targeted Medi-Cal fraud schemes involving over $1.2 million in fraud, resulting in criminal charges filed against 12 defendants. Those charged in California include doctors, nurse practitioners, a CEO, an office manager, and other licensed medical professionals.
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June 23, 2026; State of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM – Today, F.A. United States Attorney Ryan Ellison and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced the filing of a federal civil forfeiture complaint seeking to forfeit more than $2 million that was seized due to allegations that the assets constitute proceeds of a scheme to defraud Medicaid and state criminal charges against an additional defendant. These actions in federal and state court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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June 23, 2026; State of Oregon
This afternoon, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield highlighted(opens in a new window)” the ongoing work of Oregon’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), pointing to a string of recent charges, convictions, settlements, and recoveries that protect Oregonians who rely on Medicaid. AG Rayfield’s remarks coincided with the National Health Care Fraud Takedown Day.
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June 23, 2026; State of Illinois
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES CHARGES IN FEDERAL, STATE HEALTHCARE FRAUD CRACKDOWN
Chicago — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced charges against 17 defendants who stole state funds by defrauding the Medicaid program and other programs that provide crucial services to the state’s most vulnerable residents.
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Action Details
- Date:June 23, 2026
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Enforcement Types:
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