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Archive Home > 2010 > July > 17 > 94 charged with health care fraud

94 charged with health care fraud

$251 million bilked out of system

By Jerry Markon / The Bulletin
July 17, 2010

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department stepped up its crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid cheats on Friday, announcing charges against 94 people in what authorities called the largest health care fraud sting in U.S. history.

Federal agents fanned out across five states to arrest defendants accused....

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