Federal prosecutors say a U.S. crackdown on fraud linked to the coronavirus has led to indictments of individuals accused of bilking more than $292 million from patients since the start of the pandemic.
The Justice Department said Wednesday it has charged 21 people with scams totaling $149 million during the past year, after announcing in May that it had charged 14 individuals in thefts of about $143 million. Fraud targeting patients is separate from the billions of dollars in illegal schemes tied to the government’s Covid-19 relief programs.
“Today’s enforcement action reinforces our commitment to using all available tools to ...
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