The Justice Department is bulking up its efforts to root out health care fraud, expanding a regional strike force into Boston and putting drug companies, medical device makers, doctors and corporate executives on notice about heightened investigatory measures.

The department's criminal division announced on Tuesday the expansion of its Health Care Fraud Unit’s New England Strike Force to the District of Massachusetts, pledging to bring "enhanced federal enforcement resources to one of the nation’s most significant health care and life sciences hubs."

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Officials said specialized prosecutors and the strike force's data-driven, multi-agency model will collectively deploy a "powerful force multiplier, allowing it to acc

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