Natl Healthcare Fraud Takedown Results In Charges Against Over 600 Individuals, Including Several Chicago-Area Med. Professionals
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"Health care fraud is a betrayal of vulnerable patients, and often it is theft from the taxpayer," said Attorney General Sessions.
"Every dollar recovered in this year’s operation represents not just a taxpayer’s hard-earned money—
"Our nation’s opioid epidemic has no boundaries, and today’s actions highlight just that," said Brian M. McKnight,
Two of the Illinois cases involved licensed physicians who allegedly falsely certified patients for home-health services reimbursed by Medicare.
Federal charges were also filed in Illinois against a patient marketer, LINDA HAWKINS,
The owner of a home health agency was also charged as part of the Chicago-area investigations.
The Medicare Fraud Strike Force operates in nine locations nationwide.