More than a dozen health care professionals in North Texas are accused of submitting hundreds of millions of dollars in false and fraudulent health care claims.
More than a dozen health care professionals in North Texas are accused of submitting hundreds of millions of dollars in false and fraudulent health care claims.
Physicians, nurses and other health care workers face an array of federal charges, from conspiracy to commit fraud to offering and accepting bribes. The charges are part of a sweeping federal investigation announced Tuesday that has led to charges against about 450 people, including 90 physicians, nationwide. Authorities say the fraudulent claims totaled $6.5 billion nationwide.
In North Texas, authorities say they have identified $365 million in fraudulent and false claims and have seized more than $35 million in cash, luxury vehicles and other assets.
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THE TD BANK INSIDER “BRIBE-FOR-DATA” SCHEME (USA)
Date: February 17, 2026 Perpetrator: Edward Low (Former Bank Employee)
Case Description: In a high-profile case of “Insider Threat,” Edward Low, a former employee of TD Bank in New York, pleaded guilty in a New Jersey federal court to accepting bribes in exchange for confidential customer data. Between 2021 and 2022, Low leveraged his internal access to harvest the personal details of high-balance account holders. He then sold this “hot data” to external fraud syndicates for as little as $26,700 in personal kickbacks.
The external fraudsters used the information Low provided to conduct “Account Takeovers” (ATO), creating fraudulent checks and falsifying bank records to drain over $500,000 from unsuspecting customers. Low even went as far as helping co-conspirators open shell company accounts at a second financial institution where he was later employed. He now faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. This case has sent shockwaves through the global banking sector, highlighting that even the most robust external firewalls cannot protect against a “rogue insider” with administrative credentials.
Link to Original: US Dept of Justice – TD Bank Insider Plea