More Than 100 Charged in Largest Medicare Crackdown
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Federal agents charged more than 100 suspects in nine cities with Medicare fraud -- the most ever in one day -- in the latest U.S. effort to crack down on schemes to bilk the health-care program for the elderly and disabled, according to the Justice Department.
At least 114 suspects, including doctors, nurses and company owners, were charged today in various cases, and searches and arrests are continuing, said Alisa Finelli, a department spokeswoman. The cases involve about $240 million in alleged false billings.