Overview

• The Justice Department charged 324 defendants nationwide, with prosecutions split between 77 state cases and 247 federal indictments targeting schemes against Medicare and Medicaid.
• Law enforcement seized over $245 million in cash, luxury vehicles, cryptocurrency and other assets tied to the sprawling fraud networks.
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services blocked more than $4 billion in suspect payouts and revoked billing privileges for 205 providers in the lead-up to the operation.
• Nearly 100 licensed medical professionals face charges, including allegations of prescribing unnecessary treatments to vulnerable groups such as Native American and homeless patients.
• DOJ and CMS have set up AI-driven fraud war rooms complemented by expanded prepayment reviews to spot and halt dubious billing before taxpayer funds are disbursed.