Yesterday, Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald of the Fraud Division
announced the formation of the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force, a multi-district initiative to increase resources dedicated to prosecuting health care fraud in California, Arizona, and Nevada. “Our message today and every day is simple: If you steal from the American taxpayer, the Department of Justice and our law enforcement partners will do everything possible to award you free housing in a federal prison,” said Assistant Attorney General McDonald at the press conference. The Strike Force will surge at least 10 additional federal prosecutors to the region who will work in partnership with the HHS Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and other law enforcement partners.
