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$703 millionalleged Medicare scheme; approximately $418 million was paid

Prosecutors say defendants in a $703 million Medicare scheme charged in Illinois in 2025 used artificial intelligence to create fake recordings of beneficiaries consenting to receive products.

A recorded consent call is an anti-fraud control; the allegation is that the control itself was manufactured. The case was part of a June 2025 takedown that charged 324 defendants. Everything described is an allegation.

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Source: US Department of Justice. Read more: medicare health insurance · case file

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  1. National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud. US Department of Justice. Accessed 2026-09-06. Supports: The 30 June 2025 announcement, the 324 defendants, the $14.6bn total, Operation Gold Rush and its $10.6bn in claims and one million stolen identities, the $703m Illinois scheme and the AI-generated consent recordings, the telemedicine and genetic testing charges, the CMS prevention figures and the presumption of innocence.