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The Justice Department charges 19 defendants for over $4 million in Pennsylvania healthcare fraud

The Justice Department announced the expansion of its Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to Philadelphia to target Medicare and Medicaid fraud. In connection with this expansion, federal and state authorities charged 19 defendants for schemes involving more than $4 million in fraudulent claims. The cases involve home health care services that were allegedly never provided, such as aides who billed for services while they were incarcerated, hospitalized, or traveling overseas. Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald stated that these cases were not simple paperwork errors but were instances of

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