The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 18 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various fraud schemes involving health care services that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic and allegedly resulted in over $490 million in COVID-19 related false billings to federal programs and theft from federally funded pandemic programs.

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Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Scheme Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

Four Additional Defendants in North Carolina Plead Guilty to National COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

Former Overland Park Man Indicted for $800,000 COVID Fraud Scheme

Foreign National Sentenced for Using Stolen Identity During COVID-19 Relief Prosecution

South Carolina Man and Florida Woman Sentenced in COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme

South Los Angeles Woman Pleads Guilty to Scheming with Others to Use Stolen Identities to Fraudulently Obtain COVID Jobless Benefits

Slidell Woman Federally Indicted for Theft of Public Money, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering

Two Certified Nurse Midwives, One Licensed Practical Nurse and Two Business Owners Among Those Charged in Brooklyn as Part of National Health Care Related COVID-19 Enforcement Action

International Firearms Dealer Involved In $2 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme Sentenced To More Than 7 Years In Federal Prison

Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat COVID-19 Health Care Fraud

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