13 Health Care Providers, Fraud, New Jersey 2024

13 Health Care Providers Charged in New Jersey for Committing $2.75 Billion in Health Care Fraud

NEWARK, N.J. – Thirteen individuals, including health care providers, were charged in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and private health insurers in the District of New Jersey, as part of the Department of Justice’s 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action.

The charges filed in federal court include conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The defendants allegedly committed $2.75 billion in health care fraud, resulting in over $231 million in cash, luxury vehicles, gold, and other seized assets.

“It does not matter if you are a trafficker in a drug cartel or a corporate executive or medical professional employed by a health care company, if you profit from the unlawful distribution of controlled substances, you will be held accountable,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “The Justice Department will bring to justice criminals who defraud Americans, steal from taxpayer-funded programs, and put people in danger for the sake of profits.”

The cases announced today are part of a strategically coordinated, two-week nationwide law enforcement action, with the Health Care Fraud Unit’s National Rapid Response, Florida, Gulf Coast, Los Angeles, Midwest, Northeast, and Texas Strike Forces, as well as U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and State Attorney Generals’ Offices, participating in the National Enforcement Action.

The District of New Jersey worked with the Department’s Criminal Division and other law enforcement organizations to investigate and prosecute the cases filed during the enforcement period.

The defendants charged in the District of New Jersey are:

• No defendant names available

This is an ongoing investigation, and additional information will be provided as it becomes available.

The cases are part of a nationwide action against 193 defendants, resulting in over $2.75 billion in alleged false billings, and the seizure of over $231 million in cash, luxury vehicles, gold, and other assets.

The Health Care Fraud Unit’s National Rapid Response, Florida, Gulf Coast, Los Angeles, Midwest, Northeast, and Texas Strike Forces; U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the District of New Jersey, the Southern District of Alabama, District of Arizona, Central District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California, District of Connecticut, Middle District of Florida, Southern District of Florida, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky, Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana, Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan, Southern District of Mississippi, District of Montana, Eastern District of New York, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of North Carolina, Western District of Oklahoma, District of Rhode Island, Middle District of Tennessee, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas, Eastern District of Tennessee, Eastern District of Virginia, and Southern District of West Virginia; and the State Attorney Generals’ Offices for California, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and South Dakota are prosecuting the cases in the National Enforcement Action, with assistance from the Health Care Fraud Unit’s Data Analytics Team.

Descriptions of each case involved in today’s enforcement action are available on the website.

The District of New Jersey worked with the Department’s Criminal Division and other law enforcement organizations to investigate and prosecute the cases filed during the enforcement period.

“We will not tolerate fraud that preys on patients who need and deserve high-quality health care,” said the Honorable Christi A. Grimm, the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General (HHS-OIG). “The hard work of the HHS-OIG team and our outstanding law enforcement partners makes today’s action possible. We must protect taxpayer dollars and keep Americans safe from harms to their health, privacy, and financial well-being.”

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/national-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action-results-193-defendants-charged-and-over