FBI says it's uncovered Largest medical fraud in US history

[trixare4kids]

More promises made, promises kept. Taking care of this country first.

Lawmakers who are protecting the taxpayers. Imagine that. Going after the real crooks who are stealing billions from U.S.
Going after those who stole the identies of over one million American citizens. Stealing from Medicare, Medicaid and other Health care systems. How refreshing instead of seeing the DOJ/FBI weaponized for partisan reasons but I digress.....
What's even more impressive comes in the last quote from the article,
"The DOJ said it is collaborating with several federal agencies, including the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services, to create a health care data fusion center to "revolutionize" the detection, investigation and prosecution of health care fraud."

Nearly $15 billion was reported in losses in the most expensive health care fraud in United States history, Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Monday."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," Bongino posted on X, formerly Twitter.
In all, 50 federal districts were part of the investigation, which resulted in 324 defendants, including 96 medical professionals, being charged, and the seizure of $245 million, according to Bongino.
"We view the theft of public funds the same way. It's a crime against all of us...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," Bongino said.
Matthew Galeotti, head of the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice, said approximately $14.6 million was submitted in false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and other health care programs.
"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," Galeotti said at a press conference.

Galeotti said these schemes can increase the national deficit and threaten the long-term viability of health care for seniors, individuals with disabilities and other citizens who need these programs.
Luxury vehicles and properties were also seized, Galeotti said. The DOJ identified and charged defendants operating from Russia, Pakistan and other foreign countries.
Galeotti said one example of what the investigation uncovered was a scheme involving an operation by individuals from Russia and Eastern Europe who purchased dozens of medical supply companies in the U.S. and submitted more than $10 billion in fraudulent health care claims to Medicare.
He said the perpetrators used the stolen identities of more than 1 million Americans in all 50 states. Key members of the organization were arrested by federal agents at U.S. airports and the U.S.-Mexico border.

"We charged pill mill operators who prescribed unnecessary opioids," Galeotti said. "We dismantled networks of corrupt pharmacies that existed solely to distribute drugs to addicts and dealers, feeding the addiction crisis that has devastated so many American communities."
Matthew Galeotti, head of the Criminal Division at the DOJ, at a press conference: "The days of transnational criminal organizations using the American healthcare programs as their personal piggy bank are over."
Acting Inspector General Juliet T. Hodgkins, at a press conference: "The results announced today were only possible through a strong partnership of federal and state agencies. By working shoulder to shoulder, we harness the best information, tools, and expertise to find criminals no matter where they hide and no matter how they try to disguise their crimes.

Newsweek

 

[Gatsby]

Nearly $15 billion was reported in losses in the most expensive health care fraud in United States history

Republicans pretending to care about losing $15 billion in the health care system might have a bigger impact if it wasn't announced the same week that Republicans are trying to cut $800 billion from Medicaid.

 

[MAGAnificent]

More promises made, promises kept. Taking care of this country first.

Lawmakers who are protecting the taxpayers. Imagine that. Going after the real crooks who are stealing billions from U.S.
Going after those who stole the identies of over one million American citizens. Stealing from Medicare, Medicaid and other Health care systems. How refreshing instead of seeing the DOJ/FBI weaponized for partisan reasons but I digress.....
What's even more impressive comes in the last quote from the article,
"The DOJ said it is collaborating with several federal agencies, including the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services, to create a health care data fusion center to "revolutionize" the detection, investigation and prosecution of health care fraud."



Newsweek

This scandal was likely at least partially exposed by DOGE.

 

[Bodecea]

More promises made, promises kept. Taking care of this country first.

Lawmakers who are protecting the taxpayers. Imagine that. Going after the real crooks who are stealing billions from U.S.
Going after those who stole the identies of over one million American citizens. Stealing from Medicare, Medicaid and other Health care systems. How refreshing instead of seeing the DOJ/FBI weaponized for partisan reasons but I digress.....
What's even more impressive comes in the last quote from the article,
"The DOJ said it is collaborating with several federal agencies, including the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services, to create a health care data fusion center to "revolutionize" the detection, investigation and prosecution of health care fraud."



Newsweek

Rick Scott get caught again?

 

[Loulit01]

Defund the FBI! Oh, wait, that was last week.

 

[trixare4kids]

This scandal was likely at least partially exposed by DOGE.

More on how it was discovered:

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

The Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, in 50 federal districts and 12 State...

www.justice.gov

Who knew our healthcare systems were so vulnerable.

 

[j brown's body]

Who knew our healthcare systems were so vulnerable.

This guy did.

"The man who has emerged as the MAGA favourite to lead the Senate during Donald Trump’s second administration presided over one of the biggest medical frauds in American history.

Like Mr Trump, Rick Scott is both incredibly wealthy and deeply familiar with legal troubles.

In 2003, his company, Columbia/HCA, once the biggest private hospital chain in the US, was forced to pay $1.7 billion after it was found to have defrauded Medicare."

Businessman behind one of the biggest medical frauds in history tipped to run Senate​

The man who has emerged as the MAGA favourite to lead the Senate during Donald Trump’s second administration presided over one of the biggest medical frauds in American history.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Argent]

Operation Gold Rush was started in 2023 when Biden president.

 

[MAGAnificent]

More on how it was discovered:

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

The Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, in 50 federal districts and 12 State...

www.justice.gov

Who knew our healthcare systems were so vulnerable.

It helps that we now have a Justice Department that is not centered on taking down political opponents.

 

[KingLeo]

Unless you are Rick Scott, Republican Senator from Florida who was rewarded with a Senate seat after he got caught in a huge Medicare fraud scam.

LARGEST HEALTH CARE FRAUD CASE IN U.S. HISTORY SETTLED
HCA INVESTIGATION NETS RECORD TOTAL OF $1.7 BILLION

#386: 06-26-03 LARGEST HEALTH CARE FRAUD CASE IN U.S. HISTORY SETTLED HCA INVESTIGATION NETS RECORD TOTAL OF $1.7 BILLION

 

[Isidore]

Thank goodness the Trump Administration is bravely doing the same thing as previous Administrations.

The Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s efforts to combat health care fraud through the Health Care Fraud Strike Forces. Prior to the charges announced as part of today’s nationwide Takedown and since its inception in March 2007, the Health Care Fraud Strike Force, which operates in 27 districts, charged more than 5,400 defendants who collectively billed Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurers more than $27 billion.​

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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

The Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, in 50 federal districts and 12 State...

www.justice.gov

June 27, 2024​

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The Justice Department today announced the 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action, which resulted in criminal charges against 193 defendants, including 76 doctors, nurse practitioners, and other licensed medical professionals in 32 federal districts across the United States, for their alleged participation in various health care fraud schemes involving approximately $2.75 billion in intended losses and $1.6 billion in actual losses.​

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In connection with the coordinated nationwide law enforcement action, and together with federal and state law enforcement partners, the government seized over $231 million in cash, luxury vehicles, gold, and other assets.​

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“It does not matter if you are a trafficker in a drug cartel or a corporate executive or medical professional employed by a health care company, if you profit from the unlawful distribution of controlled substances, you will be held accountable,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “The Justice Department will bring to justice criminals who defraud Americans, steal from taxpayer-funded programs, and put people in danger for the sake of profits.”​

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“The extraordinary Special Agents of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) were proud to play an integral role in this multi-agency investigation and national takedown of healthcare fraud,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas. “Through this action, we in federal law enforcement send a clear and strong message—that we will hold accountable those health care providers and prescribers who prey on their patients for profit and disregard the first rule of medical care: do no harm.”​

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https://www.justice.gov/archives/op...results-193-defendants-charged-and-over-275-0​

 

[trixare4kids]

Republicans pretending to care about losing $15 billion in the health care system might have a bigger impact if it wasn't announced the same week that Republicans are trying to cut $800 billion from Medicaid.

This isn't the topic of the thread but since you insist......The bill that will pass today will protect Medicaid for those who truly deserve the benefits. That's a big plus for those who truly are in need of government help. These cuts to Medicaid though are partly going to be achieved through measures like imposing work requirements for able-bodied adults aged 19 to 64 without dependents, requiring 80 hours of work or approved activities per month, and increasing eligibility checks to every six months instead of annually so we can make sure those who don't really need it, don't take it from those who do.

As for the topic of this thread, if 15 billion dollars worth of theft, the identity theft of over one million Americans, theft from Medicare, Medicaid and other Health care systems doesn't bother you lot, as American taxpayers, there simply are no words.

 

[jaypatriot]

Republicans pretending to care about losing $15 billion in the health care system might have a bigger impact if it wasn't announced the same week that Republicans are trying to cut $800 billion from Medicaid.

That's a pretty significant amount you cited.
Is it documented anywhere, or is it just another CBO wet dream designed to fire up Progressive voters who don't want Republicans to force Medicaid proponents to follow Medicaid registration rules.?

 

[Deuce]

Matthew Galeotti, head of the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice, said approximately $14.6 million was submitted in false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and other health care programs.

Come on Newsweek. Billion vs. Million is not a trivial difference.

 

[Argent]

if 15 billion dollars worth of theft, the identity theft of over one million Americans, theft from Medicare, Medicaid and other Health care systems doesn't bother you lot, as American taxpayers, there simply are no words.

Nice results. What escaped your attention is the operation started under Biden and this administration is taking all the credit. There's no way they could have pulled this off in 5 months with all the chaos that ensued with DOGE, cuts to the FBI, the reassigning of FBI staff to help with illegal immigration and then the re-reassignment of FBI staff back to their own jobs.

 

[trixare4kids]

That's a pretty significant amount you cited.
Is it documented anywhere, or is it just another CBO wet dream designed to fire up Progressive voters who don't want Republicans to force Medicaid proponents to follow Medicaid registration rules.?

It appears that some, and probably because of their anti-Trump fees fees, have no interest in measures that will actually help to curb and target “waste, fraud, and abuse” aiming to make Medicaid more sustainable. They don't even care that over a million taxpayers, aforementioned by the O/P thread topic have gotten ripped off but don't you make Medicaid a more sustainable system for those truly in need. Oh, and to hell with over a million Americans who are the true victims of identity theft.

 

[trixare4kids]

Nice results. What escaped your attention is the operation started under Biden and this administration is taking all the credit. There's no way they could have pulled this off in 5 months with all the chaos that ensued with DOGE, cuts to the FBI, the reassigning of FBI staff to help with illegal immigration and then the re-reassignment of FBI staff back to their own jobs.

My source posted to @MAGAnificent mentions when the operation began but you go ahead and pretend that the Trump administration didn't also investigate, and furiously work hard to bring the thieves to justice.

Remove the partisan blinders and read it.

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

The Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, in 50 federal districts and 12 State...

www.justice.gov

 

[Argent]

My source posted to @MAGAnificent mentions when the operation began but you go ahead and pretend that the Trump administration didn't also work hard to bring the thieves to justice.

It is the continuation of the one started in 2023. Good on this admin for continuing the work started before them since they've crapped on almost every other initiative from Biden and Obama.

 

[Rexedgar]

Rick Scott get caught again?

Beat me to it!

 

[iliveonramen]

My source posted to @MAGAnificent mentions when the operation began but you go ahead and pretend that the Trump administration didn't also investigate, and furiously work hard to bring the thieves to justice.

So they didn't stop DOJ folks from doing their job. I guess this should result in another military parade for Trump?

 

[NolanVoyd]

More on how it was discovered:

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

The Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, in 50 federal districts and 12 State...

www.justice.gov

Who knew our healthcare systems were so vulnerable.

Most of the work in this was done under the Biden admin.

This scandal was likely at least partially exposed by DOGE.

Nope.

Most of the work in this was done under the Biden admin. This was a years long investigation.

Before DOGE.

 

[j brown's body]

My source posted to @MAGAnificent mentions when the operation began but you go ahead and pretend that the Trump administration didn't also investigate, and furiously work hard to bring the thieves to justice.

Remove the partisan blinders and read it.

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

The Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, in 50 federal districts and 12 State...

www.justice.gov

I'm impressed the Trump administration hasn't used the investigation for a shakedown, yet.

Maybe give them a deal like they gave Adams - help us deport people and we'll ignore your criming.

 

[Taylor]

Republicans pretending to care about losing $15 billion in the health care system might have a bigger impact if it wasn't announced the same week that Republicans are trying to cut $800 billion from Medicaid.

Why? They both save money.

 

[Allan]

Highest paid healthcare CEOs...

US: $26.3 million. (Andrew Witty)
Canada: $870,000 (Ronald Cohn)

Your system is a scam.

 

[ElChupacabra]

It appears that some, and probably because of their anti-Trump fees fees, have no interest in measures that will actually help to curb and target “waste, fraud, and abuse” aiming to make Medicaid more sustainable. They don't even care that over a million taxpayers, aforementioned by the O/P thread topic have gotten ripped off but don't you make Medicaid a more sustainable system for those truly in need. Oh, and to hell with over a million Americans who are the true victims of identity theft.

It's less that and mistrust of information coming from an administration that horribly misrepresented its findings under DoGE, which often had to correct its findings because they got things wrong. No one is against curbing "waste, fraud, and abuse", the problem is some assume this is a feature of programs like Medicaid and focus on the customers versus the more endemic aspects of fraud that are also found among providers.

There's also a lot of skepticism because the current administration continues to state that their cuts are going to target a specific group (29yr old men playing video games all day) when that claim is not substantiated by fact. So rather than learning from what was discovered in Arkansas when they did a very similar thing and realized this was not who got screwed, the MAGAGOP is going to roll with this premise nationwide and learn that lesson on a much larger scale.