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Largest 2024 Sweep Charges 455 in $6.5B Healthcare Fraud

6/24/2026

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced 455 people charged in $6.5 billion healthcare-fraud schemes, largest takedown this year.
The operation involved 56 U.S. attorney offices in 45 states.
Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said the cases steal taxpayer dollars and dignity, citing a Texas nurse practitioner and a mental-health company owner.
Dr. Jason Finkelstein faces charges for offering unnecessary heart screens to athletes, falsifying results and a linked student death.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced 455 people charged in $6.5 billion healthcare-fraud schemes, largest takedown this year.
The operation involved 56 U.S. attorney offices in 45 states.
Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said the cases steal taxpayer dollars and dignity, citing a Texas nurse practitioner and a mental-health company owner.
Dr. Jason Finkelstein faces charges for offering unnecessary heart screens to athletes, falsifying results and a linked student death.