Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that 455 people have been charged in a variety of healthcare fraud schemes totaling $6.5 billion. Photo by Daniel Heuer/UPI | License Photo
June 23 (UPI) -- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday that 455 people have been charged in a variety of healthcare fraud schemes totaling $6.5 billion.
Blanche held a press conference to discuss what he called the "2026 national healthcare fraud takedown." He said 455 people have been charged since June 8 across 56 U.S. attorney's offices and 45 states and territories.
"These individuals participated in healthcare fraud schemes involving more than $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs," Blanche said.
Blanche highlighted some of the indictments, including one of a corporate executive in Arizona who was charged for being involved in a $1 billion fraud scheme involving wound grafts.
