Today, United States Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky announced criminal charges across 4 cases and against 7 defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges stem from fraudulent billing of Medicaid and Medicare, identity theft, misuse of a DEA number, making false statements relating to health care matters, acquiring and attempting to acquire controlled substances by misrepresentation, fraud, deception, and subterfuge.
United States Attorney Kyle Bumgarner stated, “Today, we announce four separate indictments charging five individuals and two local companies with defrauding the Medicaid and Medicare health programs. Those programs provide vital healthcare coverage to the elderly and the…
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