00:00Today we are here to announce the results of the 2026 National Healthcare Fraud Takedown.
00:06This announcement marks the greatest combined federal and state effort in combating healthcare
00:13fraud in history. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and the Vice President
00:19and all those folks standing behind me and next to me, we are more united than ever before.
00:26This team is working tirelessly to take down fraudsters who steal from taxpayer-funded
00:32programs and prey on vulnerable Americans. When we talk about the team that's working
00:40on these cases, I want to give some context around that. There are nine healthcare fraud
00:47strike forces that have been part of this effort. 57 U.S. Attorney's Offices, 41 State Attorney
00:57General's Offices, not red states, not blue states, but both working together with the
01:04federal government. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including Inspector Generals, some
01:11of the agencies that are here with me on this stage. That's what we talk about when we say
01:16this is an all-government approach to combating fraud. It's not just the Department of Justice.
01:22It's not just HHS. It's all government, including working with our state and local partners.
01:30Today we are announcing federal and state charges, all of which were charged or unsealed at some
01:36point over the past two weeks, the past 14 days, coordinated nationwide action. Since June 8th,
01:44we've charged 455 defendants across 56, like I said a minute ago, U.S. Attorney's Offices,
01:51and 45 U.S. states and territories. As alleged in the various indictments, these individuals
01:58participated in healthcare fraud schemes involving over $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to
02:07Medicare, Medicaid, and other healthcare programs.
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