Federal authorities are cracking down on healthcare fraud in Massachusetts, with the Department of Justice expanding a special unit tasked with investigating and prosecuting complex schemes to the Bay State.

The Justice Department’s Criminal Division has announced that it has introduced its Health Care Fraud Unit’s New England Strike Force in Massachusetts, bringing “enhanced federal enforcement resources to one of the nation’s most significant health care and life sciences hubs.”

Specifically, the Strike Force will coordinate investigations with the US Attorney’s Office’s Health Care Fraud Unit, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Massachusetts, among other agencies.

Healthcare fraud enforcement has become a prominent focus across the co

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