ATLANTA, June 23 -- The Georgia Attorney General issued the following news release:
ATLANTA, GA - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today provided details on his office's participation in the National Health Care Fraud Takedown, as announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on June 23, 2026.
As part of the Takedown, Carr released a new federal indictment obtained by his Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division in coordination with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia. This indictment charges Murrell Rutledge, Jr., 52, of Atlanta, with 40 counts of Healthcare Fraud in connection with more than $4 million in false billings submitted to Georgia Medicaid.
Carr also announced a new civil settlement with Ava...