2 Georgia Men Get Prison Time for $522 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers paid roughly $84 million of the fraudulent claims.

The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Two Georgia men were sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to submitting more than $522 million in fraudulent claims for unnecessary genetic tests to steal money from insurance programs, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 4.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers paid roughly $84 million on those claims, according to the DOJ statement.