Todd Blanche, Dr. Oz Announce New Indictments Against 14 Defendants in Ohio Medicaid Fraud Schemes

In this Gateway Pundit article, Jordan Conradson reports that federal officials announced new indictments against 14 defendants tied to alleged Medicaid and COVID relief fraud schemes in Ohio.

• Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the charges involve fraud schemes targeting more than $50 million in Ohio.
• The announcement included a 32-count indictment against two state employees and two alleged co-conspirators accused of billing $30 million for therapeutic behavioral services that were allegedly never provided.
• Officials also announced an indictment against four defendants accused of defrauding a COVID-era relief program.
• CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz focused on Franklin County, Ohio, saying the county accounts for one-third of Ohio’s $1.5 billion in home health care spending.
• Oz said one road near Columbus has 288 home health care facilities clustered within several blocks, a concentration he described as suspicious.
• The article connects the announcement to prior reporting by Luke Rosiak about alleged Somali-linked Medicaid fraud in Columbus, Ohio.
• Federal officials said they have suspended 49 “high-risk” Ohio home health care providers and imposed a six-month moratorium on new home health and hospice providers in the state.
• Authorities reportedly seized roughly $469,000 from bank accounts and about $800,000 in luxury vehicles, including Mercedes-Benz, Bentley, BMW, Jaguar, Maserati, Land Rover, GMC, and McLaren vehicles.
• The article also notes that DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division Health Care Fraud Unit recently secured six convictions in cases involving more than $1.1 billion in alleged fraud.

Read the full story: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/just-todd-blanche-dr-oz-announce-new-indictments/