L.A. HEALTH CARE FRAUD TAKEDOWN RESULTS IN 15 DEFENDANTS CHARGED, INCLUDING SIX MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, WITH $2 BILLION IN LOSSES ALLEGED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

LOS ANGELES - The Justice Department today announced charges against 15 defendants, including six medical professionals, for health care fraud schemes that collectively resulted in $2 billion in fraudulent claims to government and private health care programs, including sham substance abuse treatment programs, unnecessary artery treatments, and bogus hospice services.

The fraud alleged includes more than $1.6 billion billed in a scheme to lure vulnerable individuals to California for sham substance abuse treatment, the largest case of its type ever prosecuted by the Department; $134 million fraudu...