Justice Department says it has prosecuted $500 million in healthcare, COVID fraud claims in 3 states

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Article Dig Deeper The Justice Department said this week that it has wrapped up health care fraud investigations in three states which had cost Americans over $500 million among the respective parties. The announcement comes the same week that the Justice Department created its National Fraud Enforcement Division, which is a major step in the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on misuse of public funds. The Justice Department said it has finished its healthcare fraud investigations in California, Florida and Nevada and secured either guilty pleas, settlements or sentences.

“Thanks to the leadership of President Donald Trump, the department, working closely with the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, is supercharging efforts to take down every fraudster and bring them to justice,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. “In one day, the Department prosecuted the theft of a half-billion in taxpayer dollars. All those ripping off the American people are on notice.” The largest haul came from California, where a scheme defrauded American consumers of $269.1 million, according to the Daily Signal. Paul Randall, 66, of Orange, pleaded guilty this week for his role in the pharmacy plot. Two others pleaded guilty in the scheme in 2024 and 2025.

Source: Justice Department says it has prosecuted $500 million in healthcare, COVID fraud claims in 3 states | Just The News

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Vance takes aim at Minnesota in first federal anti-fraud task force hearing

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The fraud crisis in Minnesota has been a big focus for the Trump administration, and Vice President JD Vance hosted the first meeting of a new fraud task force Friday at the White House. Vance, who briefly spoke to the press before the group held a closed-door meeting, was joined about half of President Trump’s cabinet secretaries and senior administration officials assigned to the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. The vice president said that the federal government for decades had not taken the issue of fraud seriously and that it needed to be tackled with “a whole-government approach.” “This is not just the theft of the American people’s money,” Vance said. “It is also the theft of critical services that the American people rely on.”

Source: Vance takes aim at Minnesota in first federal anti-fraud task force hearing – CBS Minnesota

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Detroit woman pleads guilty to stealing $2.5 million in decades-long student aid fraud scheme

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A Detroit woman accused of running a decade-long student aid scheme, obtaining $2.5 million, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Source: Detroit woman pleads guilty to stealing $2.5 million in decades-long student aid fraud scheme – CBS Detroit

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Justice Sotomayor apologizes to Justice Kavanaugh for public criticism of immigration opinion

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Asian swamp eels are spreading in South Florida

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Recent Abortion News (April 8-15, 2026)

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Lake Tahoe bear damages vehicle after becoming trapped inside

A bear in the Lake Tahoe area significantly damaged a vehicle after it became trapped inside. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office recently responded to Incline Village after a person opened the door to their vehicle and discovered a bear was trapped inside. Deputies said the bear ran off quickly after the door was opened, but…

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Walmart employee shot and killed in parking lot in West Virginia

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Illegal Alien Charged With Assaulting Federal Officer

An illegal alien from El Salvador has been charged with assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon in California. The complaint unsealed this week charged Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, 36, a national of El Salvador residing in Stanislaus County, with assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon. Advertisement Court documents say…

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer declares state of emergency for 32 counties following storms

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Jury convicts man of first-degree murder for killing ex-girlfriend minutes after she posted about him online, HCAO says

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Republican Tyler Kistner drops out of 2nd Congressional District race in Minnesota, to serve in other areas

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An Incredible Share Of Migrant Households Use Welfare, Study Finds

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Nearly half of households in the United States headed by a non-citizen benefit from some form of traditional government welfare, according to a newly

Source: An Incredible Share Of Migrant Households Use Welfare, Study Finds | CDN

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State records show 89 hospice companies at one Los Angeles office plaza. We went to look for ourselves.

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Advocates said the Van Nuys building looked like an example of “clustering” — a red flag for hospice fraud.

Source: State records show 89 hospice companies at one Los Angeles office plaza. We went to look for ourselves. – CBS News

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