{"id":2046,"date":"2026-06-24T07:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abbot.tiau.com\/health\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2026-06-24T07:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:04:34","slug":"doj-charges-455-defendants-in-6-5-billion-health-care-fraud-schemes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abbot.tiau.com\/health\/?p=2046","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Charges 455 Defendants in $6.5 Billion Health Care Fraud Schemes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o4utJrVcKVU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday that the feds have charged hundreds of defendants in recent weeks for seeking to bilk taxpayer-funded programs out of $6.5 billion. In total, 455 defendants were hit with charges \u2014 including at least 90 medical professionals \u2014 and the government seized $182 million in cash and other assets from the alleged fraudsters. 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