Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a major, coordinated takedown that brought federal and state charges against hundreds tied to nationwide healthcare fraud schemes, with authorities seizing cash and assets and naming dozens of defendants in sprawling indictments.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche laid out criminal charges against more than 450 defendants spanning dozens of jurisdictions in what officials describe as coordinated, nationwide enforcement. Prosecutors say the actions touch 45 states and territories and involve complex schemes that allegedly targeted Medicare, Medicaid, and other government healthcare programs.

“Today, we are announcing federal and state charges — all of which were charged or unsealed at some point over the past two weeks … coordinated, nationwide action,” Blanche said. “Since June 8, we’ve charged 455 defendants across 56 … U.S. Attorneys’ offices and 45 U.S. states and territories.”

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“As alleged in the various indictments, these individuals participated in healthcare fraud schemes involving over $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, and other healthcare programs,” Blanche continued. “The team around me will get into more specifics, but here are a few points that stand out.”

“In one indictment, we’re bringing charges against a corporate executive in Arizona in connection with over a $1 billion fraud involving unnecessary wound grafts,” Blanche said. “This alleged scheme cost Medicare over $1 million per patient. In total, our indictment charges 11 defendants for over $2 billion in fraudulent claims in connection to alleged wound care schemes. The indictment also alleges that these individuals then used the taxpayer money to bankroll multimillion-dollar homes, luxury vehicles like a $135,000 Maserati, jewelry like an $865,000 … necklace, and, to top it all off, to fund the construction of a $4.6 million hotel at a beach resort in the Philippines.”

Blanche stressed the financial scope and the taxpayer harm prosecutors say resulted from these schemes, noting the scale of alleged false billing and the lifestyle investments bought with stolen funds. Investigators aim to follow the money and return assets to the people who funded these programs.

“We’re taking back the money, the luxury cars, the jewelry, and these alleged fraudsters will face justice,” Blanch added. “The coordinated actions of the past two weeks have resulted in over $182 million in cash and other assets seized, making clear our healthcare fraud enforcement efforts generate a significant return on investment for taxpayers.”

FBI Director Kash Patel also spoke about the operation and connected the enforcement to priorities at the Department of Justice and the White House. His remarks framed the takedown as part of a broader anti-fraud push tied to recent administration initiatives.

“America, you should take a look,” Patel said. “You should take a look at what leadership from the White House and President Trump’s prioritization to go after and combat fraud looks like. America should take a look at the Vice President’s Task Force and the initiative by the Justice Department here under AG Todd Blanche and AAG Colin McDonald.”

“Fraud is no longer being tolerated, it is not being put up with, and you’ve seen the staggering numbers that, in just the last two weeks … of perpetrators and criminals who have been arrested and apprehended from around the world, totaling over $6 and $7 billion in fraud, in money stolen from the American people. Our precious taxpayer dollars that are supposed to service our seniors and our kids are being stolen outright by individuals who thought they could get away with it,” Patel continued. “But thanks to the Trump administration and the Vice President’s Task Force and the White House Task Force, and the Department of Justice’s courageous prosecutors, we have now been able to charge a record number of individuals.”

Officials say these cases represent a mix of alleged schemes, from improper billing of expensive medical devices to packaging services that were unnecessary or never provided. Prosecutors will pursue criminal charges and asset forfeiture where the evidence supports those actions.

The operation highlights how investigators are increasingly coordinating across federal and state lines to confront organized fraud networks, according to the department’s public statements. Authorities emphasize that aggressive enforcement aims to shut down sophisticated scams and recover funds for seniors and other beneficiaries.

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