DOJ Brings on 15 More Medicaid Prosecutors Amid Fraud Crackdownhttps://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/26/doj-brings-on-15-more-medicaid-prosecutors-amid-fraud-crackdown-n4953249The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced authorization for more than a dozen new Medicaid prosecutors as its efforts to stamp out mass fraud expand across our nation.
The news was part of a series of announcements from the DOJ and federal healthcare agencies last Friday, May 22. Federal officials also revealed charges against 15 more Minnesota fraudsters, who represented about $90 million in stolen taxpayer money. Among the charges were the two largest Medicaid fraud cases in the history of Minnesota as well as unique charges relevant to Medicaid, never before brought. The DOJ made all of the announcements in a May 22 press release.
U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, and FBI Co-Deputy Director Christopher Raia announced the charges, according to the press release.
While in Minnesota, Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald also announced the expansion of the Health Care Fraud Midwest Strike Force, bringing additional law enforcement resources to prosecute fraud in Minnesota, and the hiring of 15 additional prosecutors dedicated to combating Medicaid fraud nationwide.
“This is just the beginning,” McDonald told the public. “With the support of President Trump, Vice President Vance, Acting Attorney General Blanche, Chairman Ferguson and the White House Anti-Fraud Task Force, Secretary Kennedy, Dr. Oz and his team, and the entire federal fraud-fighting apparatus, the Department of Justice will continue expanding our reach across the country to pursue all fraud, no matter how large, no matter how small, no matter how hard.”
Whether this is a change from 5 years of DOJ process or 40 years of DOJ process, taking and prosecuting Medicaid fraud seriously should not be a change.
