DOJ’s Fraud Division launches West Coast-focused Strike Force
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:55 AM CDT, Mon May 4, 2026
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division has formed the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force, a multi-district enforcement initiative uniting the division’s Health Care Fraud Section with the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the District of Arizona, District of Nevada, and Northern District of California. “Driven by data showing a significant and accelerating increase in health care fraud across all three districts, the Strike Force builds on a foundation of recent landmark prosecutions, including the successful prosecution of digital health technology executives in the Northern District of California and the dismantling of Medicaid, sober home and wound care fraud schemes in the District of Arizona,” said Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald of the Justice Department’s Fraud Division. “The Fraud Division is committed to bringing that same relentless, data-driven prosecutorial force to bear across every corner of this region, making unmistakably clear that no scheme is too sophisticated, no network too large or small, and no fraudster too distant to escape federal accountability.” As part of the expansion, Health Care Fraud Acting Chief Jacob Foster and Acting Assistant Chief Gary Winters will coordinate closely with the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices. The Strike Force will work in partnership with the HHS Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other law enforcement partners.
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