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Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) Press Conference

February 17, 2011

Attorney General Holder announced the Medicare Fraud Strike Force charged 111 defendants in nine cities, including doctors, nurses, health care company owners and executives, and others, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving more than $225 million in false billing Also today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and HHS announced the expansion of Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations to two additional cities – Dallas and Chicago.

Press Release: Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 111 Individuals for More Than $225 Million in False Billing and Expands Operations to Two Additional Cities

Speech: Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Press Conference on Medicare Fraud Strike Force Actions

Speech: Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division Speaks at the Press Conference on Medicare Fraud Strike Force Actions

Website: http://www.stopmedicarefraud.gov/