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193 people, including 76 doctors, nurse practitioners, and other licensed medical professionals, have been charged in health care fraud schemes across the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced charges against 193 people.
The defendants were accused of conducting a variety of schemes that involved millions of dollars in fraudulent claims and wire fraud.
In Arizona , five cases were filed in federal court, including a $900 million scam that targeted elderly and terminally ill patients.
Four people were charged in Arizona and Florida for allegedly filing false and fraudulent claims for patients seeking treatment for drug or alcohol addiction.
The schemes resulted in more than $146 million in false claims, the Department of Justice says.
Rita Anagho , 52 , was accused of paying kickbacks in exchange for referral of vulnerable patients.
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