Unmasking $14.6B in health care fraud: Inside the DOJ's largest-ever health care takedown

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From ghost patients and fake genetic tests to DME laundering rings and opioid pill mills, the DOJ’s 2025 health care fraud crackdown paints a sobering picture of a system under attack — and a federal response gaining traction.

In June 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against 324 defendants across 50 federal districts, including 96 licensed medical professionals — physicians, nurse practitioners and pharmacists.

With more than $14.6 billion in alleged fraud uncovered, the national takedown — backed by artificial intelligence (AI) analytics, cross-border arrests and coordinated federal enforcement — marks the most extensive health care fraud action in U.S. history.

These are some of the biggest schemes in scale, monetary value and impact on clinical care.

For more information, find individual case descriptions here, and find publicly available court documents here.

All indictments are allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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