New: Record Healthcare Fraud Bust: 450 Defendants Now Charged by Trump DOJ

The American taxpayers, as we have been reporting since, oh, around January of 2025, have been getting ripped off to the tunes of billions of dollars. It's been happening in healthcare, it's been happening in welfare, it's been happening among non-governmental organizations (NGOs) filing for fraudulent federal grants. But there's a new sheriff in town, and we are now seeing an increasing number of these fraudsters being caught, prosecuted, and jailed.

That's good news by any measure, and on Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and some other senior administration officials held a presser to give us all some details.

.@DAGToddBlanche: "This announcement marks the greatest combined federal and state effort in combatting healthcare fraud in history. Thanks to the leadership of @POTUS and @VP, and all those folks standing behind me and next to me, we are more united than ever before." https://t.co/2yg7ANH6XP pic.twitter.com/4uYtGen00m
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 23, 2026

AAG Blanche reports:

Today we are here to announce the results of the 2026 national healthcare fraud takedown. This announcement marks the greatest combined federal and state effort in combatting healthcare fraud, in history. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and the vice president, and all those folks standing behind me, and next to me, we are more united than ever before. This team is working tirelessly to take down fraudsters who steal from taxpayer-funded programs, and prey on vulnerable Americans. When we talk about the team, that's working on these cases, I want to give some context around that.
There are nine healthcare fraud strike forces that have been part of this effort. 57 U.S. Attorney's offices. 41 state Attorney General's offices. Not red states. Not blue states. But both, working together with the federal government. Multiple law enforcement agencies including Inspector Generals, some of the agencies that are here with me on this stage, that's what we talk about when we say this is an all-government approach to combatting fraud. It's not just the Department of Justice, it's not just HHS, it's all government, including working with our state and local partners.

Then, as the presser went on, we got some specifics.

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Here's the kicker: 455 defendants, in 41 states, charged in cases of fraud amounting to over $6.5 billion. That's "billion," with a "b" followed by an "illion."

.@DAGToddBlanche announces charges against 455 defendants across 45 states and territories for healthcare fraud schemes involving over $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs. pic.twitter.com/ofeHhUAbmX
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 23, 2026

AAG Blanche reports:

Today we are announcing federal and state charges, all of which were charged or unsealed at some point over the past two weeks, the past 14 days, coordinated, nationwide action. Since June 8th, we've charged 455 defendants across 560, like I said a minute ago, U.S. Attorney's Offices, and 45 U.S. states and territories. As alleged in the various indictments, these individuals participated in healthcare fraud schemes involving over 6.5 billion dollars in false claims, submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, and other healthcare programs.

There's a lot more where that came from.

It's belaboring the obvious to note that this is not only a massive fraud perpetrated on the American taxpayers, it's also a gross violation of any reasonable standard of human behavior. We can debate the usefulness, desirability or even the constitutionality of these programs, but the fact is that they are there, and their reason for being is to help Americans obtain the healthcare they need for themselves and their families. And in perpetrating these frauds, these goblins are diverting money intended to help ensure the health and well-being of American citizens.

So, yes, it's very satisfying to see an administration, finally, doing something about it. And, no, we're not tired of winning yet.

Editor’s Note: The American people overwhelmingly support President Trump’s law and order agenda.

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