California Doctor Faces $290 Million in COVID-19-Related Fraud Charges

California Doctor Faces $290 Million in COVID-19-Related Fraud Charges
Attorney General Merrick Garland in Washington on March 16, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Jason Blair
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A doctor in Orange County, California, has been charged by federal prosecutors for orchestrating approximately $230 million worth of fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Department of Justice announced the charges against Dr. Anthony Ha Dinh and 17 other individuals on April 20. The total “intended fraud loss” among all 18 defendants is over $490 million, in which Dinh accounts for about 60 percent.
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