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Healthcare fraud cases

52 tracked private-fraud cases involving healthcare fraud.

Cases
Pleaded guiltyFederalMDNC$1.0M alleged lossJul 9 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. [Guilford County Woman]

Guilford County Woman

A Guilford County woman pleaded guilty to health care fraud in connection with an alleged million dollar urine drug testing scheme.

  • Healthcare fraud
SentencedFederalWYOMING$800K alleged lossJul 2 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Campbell

Tera Marie Campbell, Tayler Ann Krauss

Tera Marie Campbell and Tayler Ann Krauss were sentenced for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and ordered to pay restitution exceeding $800,000.

  • Healthcare fraud
IndictedFederalEDNYJul 2 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Aziz

Saad Aziz, Zabed Chowdhury

Saad Aziz and Zabed Chowdhury are charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay health care kickbacks, paying health care kickbacks, and money laundering conspiracy. The defendants allegedly offered and paid health care kickbacks and submitted fraudulent claims to Medicaid for ambulette services to medical appointments that were not performed, or the costs were artificially inflated.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Money laundering
Pleaded guiltyFederalSDCA$1.0M alleged lossJun 25 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Julianna C. Lung

Julianna C. Lung

Julianna C. Lung pleaded guilty to health care fraud for marketing and selling hearing protection devices to federal employees and their family members, then falsely billing insurance providers under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program by submitting approximately 385 fraudulent claims misrepresenting beneficiaries as having hearing loss or tinnitus.

  • Healthcare fraud
ChargedFederalFederal$3.0B alleged lossJun 25 · 22:55 UTC

Four charged in alleged billion dollar healthcare fraud tied to Russian transnational criminal organization

Four individuals in New Hampshire and Georgia are charged with allegedly operating a $3 billion healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme tied to a Russian transnational criminal organization, involving fraudulent Medicare claims, identity theft, and distribution of unnecessary medical equipment with proceeds laundered through U.S. banks and overseas accounts.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Identity theft
  • Money laundering
  • Wire fraud
ChargedFederalSDFL$6.5B alleged lossJun 25 · 17:45 UTC

USA v. Kimeridze, et al.

Giorgi Kimeridze

Giorgi Kimeridze and 454 other individuals are charged in a federal healthcare fraud conspiracy involving over $6.5 billion in alleged fraudulent billing to Medicare, including schemes involving durable medical equipment companies, impersonation of a deceased doctor, and kickbacks for medical equipment. Kimeridze is alleged to have facilitated fraudulent durable medical equipment companies that billed Medicare for unnecessary supplies.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Wire fraud
  • Money laundering
ChargedFederalSDFL$4.0B alleged lossJun 25 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. (12 defendants, 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown)

Twelve defendants are charged in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program, and private insurers through fraudulent claims for medical equipment, wound care products, laboratory testing, and mental health services, involving over four billion dollars in allegedly medically unnecessary or unprovidedservices procured through kickbacks.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Wire fraud
  • Money laundering
ChargedFederalSDTXJun 24 · 19:50 UTC

USA v. Marizel Yukee

Marizel Yukee

Marizel Yukee is accused of providing medically unnecessary allografts to patients in Pearland while receiving kickbacks as part of an alleged multi-million-dollar healthcare scheme.

  • Healthcare fraud
ChargedFederalNDGA$2.7M alleged lossJun 24 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. [Georgia defendants]

Two Georgia men are charged with health care fraud for allegedly billing Medicare, Medicaid, and health care providers for services not rendered or services misrepresented, obtaining approximately 2.7 million dollars through the scheme.

  • Healthcare fraud
ChargedFederalCentral District of California$297.0M alleged lossJun 24 · 05:39 UTC

USA v. [Southern California defendants]

[10 unnamed Southern California defendants]

The DOJ charged 10 Southern California defendants with healthcare fraud involving approximately $270 million in allegedly fraudulent Medi-Cal claims and $27 million in Medicare fraud, as part of a nationwide operation targeting 455 defendants in schemes totaling over $6.5 billion in alleged fraud.

  • Healthcare fraud
ChargedFederalDistrict of OregonJun 23 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. [Defendants]

Two defendants are charged in connection with schemes to defraud Medicare, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Veterans Health Administration, and private insurance companies as part of a national health care fraud takedown.

  • Healthcare fraud
ChargedFederalUSAO-HI$1.5M alleged lossJun 23 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Henry Quan

Henry Quan

Henry Quan is charged in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare through fraudulent billing resulting in approximately 1.5 million dollars in losses.

  • Healthcare fraud
ChargedFederalDOJ$6.5B alleged lossJun 23 · 19:46 UTC

Justice Department announces hundreds of charges in multi-billion-dollar healthcare fraud crackdown

The Justice Department charged 455 individuals in a healthcare fraud crackdown involving alleged false claims totaling over $6.5 billion. Alleged schemes include billing Medicaid for unnecessary procedures, exploiting homeless patients through mental health services, paying kickbacks related to hospice care, and defrauding insurers through unnecessary medical tests.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Wire fraud
IndictedFederalSDCA$9.5M alleged lossJun 23 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Mother-Daughter Duo

Unknown Mother, Unknown Daughter

A mother and daughter are charged with conspiring to defraud Medicare by allegedly billing millions of dollars for wound care services while the mother, a licensed nurse practitioner listed as the provider, was serving time in federal prison.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Wire fraud
ChargedFederalTexas (USAO)$89.0M alleged lossJun 23 · 18:55 UTC

USA v. Jason Finkelstein

Jason Finkelstein

Jason Finkelstein, a Texas doctor, is charged with healthcare fraud for allegedly billing insurers for unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests on college athletes and falsifying test results without review, an alleged scheme that resulted in a patient death.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Wire fraud
ChargedFederalMinnesota Fraud Control Unit$6.5B alleged lossJun 23 · 18:53 UTC

7 Minnesota providers among 455 charged in nationwide $6.5B ‘health care fraud takedown’

Seven Minnesota health care providers

Seven Minnesota health care providers are among 455 individuals charged nationwide in an alleged $6.5 billion health care fraud and opioid abuse scheme. The Minnesota Fraud Control Unit alleges the local providers fraudulently billed over $700,000 through methods including fake services, unlicensed practice, and billing for services not provided.

  • Healthcare fraud
IndictedFederalLouisiana$547.0M alleged lossJun 23 · 17:33 UTC

USA v. Khalid Ahmed Satary

Khalid Ahmed Satary

Khalid Ahmed Satary is indicted in Louisiana and charged with healthcare fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with an alleged $547 million Medicare fraud scheme involving diagnostic testing labs. He has been a fugitive since December 2022 and was added to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Wire fraud
  • Money laundering
ChargedFederalNDFLJun 23 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Edward Scott Morrison

Edward Scott Morrison

Dr. Edward Scott Morrison is charged with illegally distributing and dispensing controlled substances as part of a national health care fraud enforcement action.

  • Healthcare fraud
ChargedFederalUSAO-PRJun 23 · 12:00 UTC

2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

Four defendants are charged in connection with two separate schemes to commit health care fraud as part of the Department of Justice's 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.

  • Healthcare fraud
ChargedFederalWDPAJun 23 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. [defendants unnamed in excerpt]

Two convenience store employees in Pittsburgh are charged with food stamp trafficking as part of a nationwide health care fraud takedown. Details of the alleged conduct, specific charges, and loss amounts are not provided in the available text.

  • Healthcare fraud
ChargedFederalMultiple USAO Districts (56 federal districts)$6.5B alleged lossJun 23 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Multiple Defendants (2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown)

90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, 365 other defendants, One defendant in Kyrenia · +2 more

The Department of Justice charged 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and licensed medical professionals, in connection with alleged health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes involving over 6.5 billion dollars in false claims and significant patient harm, including death. The takedown resulted in the apprehension of defendants across 56 federal districts and involved international cooperation.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Wire fraud
ChargedFederalTexas$89.0M alleged lossJun 23 · 14:34 UTC

USA v. [Texas doctor]

A Texas doctor is charged with allegedly billing insurers for unnecessary cardiovascular tests on college athletes and falsifying results between 2019 and 2022, resulting in approximately $89 million in alleged losses. The indictment alleges the scheme included deceptive marketing and kickbacks, with one patient later dying from undetected heart issues.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Wire fraud
ChargedFederalTexas$89.0M alleged lossJun 23 · 14:34 UTC

USA v. Jason Finkelstein

Jason Finkelstein

Jason Finkelstein, a Texas doctor, is charged with healthcare fraud involving an alleged scheme to bill for medically unnecessary cardiovascular tests on college athletes and to certify test results as normal without proper review, allegedly resulting in an undetected heart condition that led to a patient's death.

  • Healthcare fraud
ChargedFederalFederal$3.7B alleged lossJun 22 · 18:59 UTC

USA v. Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi

Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi

Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi is accused of orchestrating a $3.7 billion Medicare fraud scheme. Hilmi fled the U.S. in May 2025 and was captured in Turkey before being returned to the U.S.

  • Healthcare fraud
ConvictedFederalNDIL$600K alleged lossJun 18 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Seung Han Lim

Seung Han Lim

Seung Han Lim was convicted of fraudulently billing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois over $600,000 for chiropractic services not rendered.

  • Healthcare fraud
SentencedFederalLouisiana (DOJ)$12.0M alleged lossJun 17 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Nurse Practitioner (Louisiana)

A Louisiana nurse practitioner was sentenced to 87 months in prison for submitting over 12 million dollars in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests.

  • Healthcare fraud
SentencedFederalCDIL$250K alleged lossJun 10 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Sean Rondeau

Sean Rondeau

Sean Rondeau, a chiropractor, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for defrauding health insurance companies of more than a quarter million dollars. His convictions include healthcare fraud, three counts of mail fraud, and five counts of wire fraud.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Wire fraud
  • mail_fraud
SentencedFederalTexas$118.0M alleged lossMay 21 · 10:00 UTC

USA v. [Texas Rheumatologist]

[Texas Rheumatologist]

A Texas rheumatologist was sentenced to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release for perpetrating a health care fraud scheme involving falsely diagnosed patients and approximately $118 million in fraudulent health care claims.

  • Healthcare fraud
SentencedFederalFederalNov 18 · 06:30 UTC

USA v. KBWB Operations LLC and Kevin Breslin

KBWB Operations LLC, Kevin Breslin

KBWB Operations LLC and Kevin Breslin, former chief executive officer and managing member of KBWB-Atrium, pleaded guilty to health care fraud and tax conspiracy and were subsequently sentenced.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Tax fraud
Pleaded guiltyFederalSDFL$135.0M alleged lossApr 7 · 17:30 UTC

USA v. AP of South Florida LLC

AP of South Florida LLC

AP of South Florida LLC, an insurance brokerage company, agreed to plead guilty to its role in an Affordable Care Act enrollment fraud scheme and to pay over $135 million.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Wire fraud
SentencedFederalFederal$522.0M alleged lossMay 4 · 21:43 UTC

DOJ sentences pair in $522M DNA testing fraud scheme after suspect tried to flee US

Reyad Salahaldeen, Mohamad Mustafa

The United States Department of Justice sentenced Reyad Salahaldeen and Mohamad Mustafa for alleged roles in a $522 million fraud scheme that targeted Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers. The defendants pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud and wire fraud, including kickbacks, fake medical orders, and fraudulent DNA testing.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Wire fraud
ChargedStateCalifornia Attorney General$267.0M alleged lossApr 26 · 16:02 UTC

Hospice fraud uses stolen identities for fake patients

The California Attorney General charged 21 individuals with alleged Medi‑Cal hospice fraud that used stolen identities to enroll fake patients and bill the state for non‑existent care.

  • Healthcare fraud
  • Insurance fraud
  • Identity theft