The numbers in this case are staggering. The FBI in Illinois has completed an operation resulting in more than 320 being charged nationwide including 13 in the Land of Lincoln in what they describe as the largest case of alleged healthcare fraud ever.
The United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois has just shared details of what was involved in an effort to take down a huge syndicate of healthcare crime. Here are the crazy numbers that were involved in this crackdown:
- 324 defendants
- $14.6 billion dollars in losses
- $245 million dollars in cash seized
- Luxury vehicles confiscated
- Cryptocurrency recovered
The FBI in Chicago says that the 13 defendants in Illinois include some that were allegedly a part of a plan to steal “$1.83 billion billed to government programs and private health insurers”. The Illinois defendants are being prosecuted in 5 different cases.
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois is proud to partner with the Department of Justice and multiple law enforcement agencies in the largest health care fraud takedown in our District’s history,” said Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. “Health care fraud is an insidious crime that siphons off hard-earned tax dollars meant to provide care for people of limited means as well as the vulnerable and disabled.”…