Florida Medical Professionals Charged in Largest Healthcare Fraud Crackdown In US History

August 15, 2018

Over 600 medical professionals in 35 states across the U.S. are on the hook for submitting more than $2B in fraudulent claims in what the U.S. attorney’s office is calling the largest healthcare fraud crackdown in the history of the Department of Justice. Of the 601 charged in this crackdown, almost 150 of the accused are from Florida.

Many of the crimes committed in this crackdown are linked to the opioid crisis, but also includes money laundering, check cashing and billings to Medicare.

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