Key Takeaways DOJ’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown was a record-breaking operation that resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants and targeted schemes involving over $14.6 , Defendants accused of various acts of fraud Other uncovered schemes resulting in arrest were linked to bogus wound care provided to unwitting elderly patients, where taxpayers were allegedly bilked for $1.1 billion, with 74 arrests made in connection with those schemes. Telehealth fraud was also part of the investigation, with 49 individuals charged for submitting claims for unnecessary , 324 defendants—including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals—across 50 federal districts and 12 State Attorneys General’s Offices across were charged for their alleged roles in health care fraud schemes that exploited patients and taxpayers and resulted in over $14.6 billion in fraudulent , According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants across 50 federal districts. These defendants, The Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, in 50 federal districts and 12 State Attorneys General’s Offices across the United , The Department of Justice announced the "largest coordinated healthcare fraud effort" in the agency's history on Monday..