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Jun. 24, 2016

Biggest US health care fraud sweep nets 301 defendants

Of 301 defendants charged in health fraud schemes totaling $900 million in false billings nationwide, U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker laid claim to prosecutions against 22 in the Central District of California, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - So far 301 defendants have been charged in health fraud schemes totaling $900 million in false billings nationwide, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Of the total, U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker laid claim to prosecutions against 22 in the Central District of California.

The health care fraud sweep, involving civil and criminal charges, was t...

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