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Feds make 412 arrests in health care fraud crackdown

Citing the opioid abuse crisis and ongoing health care fraud, the U.S. Justice Department announced 412 arrests, and called the move the biggest crackdown in U.S. history.

By John ReynoldsJuly 17, 2017, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated July 17, 2017, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Feds make 412 arrests in health care fraud crackdown

by John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune
July 17, 2017

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<p class="byline">by John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune <br />July 17, 2017</p>
<p>Citing the opioid abuse crisis and ongoing health care fraud, the <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-healthcare-idUSKBN19Y2DU">U.S. Justice Department announced 412 arrests</a>, and called the move the biggest crackdown in U.S. history.&nbsp;(Reuters)</p>
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Feds make 412 arrests in health care fraud crackdown

John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune
July 17, 2017

Citing the opioid abuse crisis and ongoing health care fraud, the U.S. Justice Department announced 412 arrests, and called the move the biggest crackdown in U.S. history. (Reuters)

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