A small handful of Georgians were among hundreds charged for various health care frauds across the nation.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice said 455 suspects (including 90 medical professionals) across 45 states ere caught up in schemes totaling $6.5 billion in false claims to Medicaid, Medicare, and other health care programs.

Luxury cars, fine art and a hotel in the Philippines

Since June 8, hundreds of defendants have been arrested in connection with the schemes, in what the DOJ is calling the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.

In one case in Arizona, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said a corporate executive allegedly took $1 billion in taxpayer funds after billing for wound grafts and charging more than $1 million per patient. The money was later allegedly used to buy million-dollar homes, luxury cars and even build a hotel in the Philippines.

In another case in Florida, three defendants were charged for their roles in an $118 million allograft fraud scheme where a nurse practitioner allegedly used the proceeds to fund their lavish lifestyle, including a luxury box at an NFL stadium and over $400,000 in fine art.

How many Georgians have been charged in the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Take Down?

• Murad "Mike" Ayyad, 45, of Roswell was charged by indictment with conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks and to defraud the U.S., payment and receipt of remuneration, and making and using false documents, all in connection with a scheme to submit...

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