DOJ Charges Record 455 Defendants In $6.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud Sweep

By Kaelan Deese | Washington Examiner

A nationwide healthcare fraud crackdown resulted in charges against 455 defendants accused of schemes involving more than $6.5 billion in fraudulent claims, marking what federal officials on Tuesday described as the largest coordinated healthcare fraud enforcement action in Justice Department history.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., FBI Director Kash Patel, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz announced the operation, which spanned 57 federal districts across 41 states and territories and included charges against 90 licensed medical professionals.

Those, who are stealing from us day in and day out those days are OVER!

This should showcase to the WORLD the lengths that we will go as an interagency and as a taskforce to apprehend, arrest, and bring to JUSTICE anyone who steals our dollars that are meant for our most… pic.twitter.com/gbjhlUSzM4

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) June 23, 2026

Trump administration officials said the defendants are accused of participating in a wide range of healthcare fraud schemes involving Medicare, Medicaid, telemedicine, hospice care, wound grafts, and opioid distribution. Authorities also seized more than $127 million in cash, luxury vehicles, jewelry, and other assets.

“In just 14 days, 455 defendants have been charged across the country for schemes involving over $6.5 billion in fraud,” Criminal Division chief Colin McDonald said during a press conference. “There is no case too big, no scheme too complex, and no hiding place too remote for our fraud-fighting team.”

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