A DOJ Press Release reports that "[n]inety-four people have been charged for their alleged participation in schemes to collectively submit more than $251 million in false claims to the Medicare program in the continuing operation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Miami; Baton Rouge, La.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Detroit and Houston.  It is noted that this "is the largest federal health care fraud takedown since Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations began in 2007."

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