Department of Justice announces another major fraud takedown

by Tina Irgang on May 3, 2012

The Department of Justice today announced another major fraud bust, with a total of 107 individiuals - including doctors, nurses and social workers - charged in seven cities around the country.

Altogether, the fraud schemes resulted in $452 million of allegedly fraudulent Medicare claims, Justice says in a May 2 announcement. Charges include conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, violations of the anti-kickback statute and money laundering.

In addition to the indictments, HHS also suspended 52 providers due to "credible allegations of fraud." The list of suspended providers was not immediately available.

Find the indictments and a link to a detailed announcement here.

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