The U.S. Department of Justice announced the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force, a multi-district initiative to expand health care fraud prosecutions in California, Arizona, and Nevada. The department also published a broader enforcement update summarizing recent actions across benefits program fraud, health care fraud, scam centers, tax fraud, and corporate and financial fraud. The new strike force will deploy at least 10 additional federal prosecutors to the region and will work with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and other law enforcement partners. The national enforcement update included a guilty plea in a USD 5.6 million Michigan pharmacy fraud scheme, the court-authorized seizure of about USD 2 million from a California clinic accused of submitting more than USD 46.6 million in fraudulent Medicare claims, a coordinated scam center takedown leading to at least 276 arrests, and multiple indictments, guilty pleas, and sentences tied to SNAP fraud, Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud, payroll tax violations, and embezzlement from a nonprofit medical organization.
U.S. Department of Justice 2026-05-01
U.S. Department of Justice launches West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force with 10 additional prosecutors
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to expand health care fraud prosecutions in California, Arizona, and Nevada, deploying at least 10 additional federal prosecutors with other federal agencies. The department also reported a guilty plea in a USD 5.6 million pharmacy fraud case, seizure of about USD 2 million from a California clinic accused of USD 46.6 million in fraudulent Medicare claims, a scam center takedown with at least 276 arrests, and multiple cases involving SNAP fraud, Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud, payroll tax violations, and embezzlement from a nonprofit medical organization.