{"id":2286,"date":"2026-06-24T09:05:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286"},"modified":"2026-06-24T09:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:05:53","slug":"doj-charges-texas-doctor-in-alleged-89-million-healthcare-fraud-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

The Department of Justice said Tuesday that it charged a Texas doctor for his role in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme.<\/span><\/p>

Read more Swing-Seat Democrat Haunted By Tax Record As GOP Eyes Pickup Opportunity<\/a><\/p>

The indictment says <\/span>that Jason Finkelstein, 53, was charged with healthcare fraud and conspiracy over what prosecutors allege was a yearslong scheme that exploited college student-athletes\u2019 worries about suffering sudden cardiac arrest while competing, the Associated Press (AP) reported. Finkelstein allegedly billed insurers for cardiovascular screening tests that were not medically necessary for athletes and then signed off on the results as normal without ever reviewing them. (RELATED: Healthcare Software Company Owner Convicted For \u2018Cold, Calculated\u2019 $1,000,000,000 Medicare Fraud Conspiracy)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

\u201cThe doctor\u2019s alleged conduct, which ignored a textbook diagnosis of preventable cardiac death, is heinous,\u201d Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said in a statement, also claiming that medical care fraud \u201cdoesn\u2019t just steal money, it can steal lives,\u201d according to the AP.<\/span><\/p>

The DOJ did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>

\n\n
\"(Photo<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>

WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 SEPTEMBER 15: A U.S. Flag flies on the side of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building on September 15, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>

Some athletes with no underlying heart problems who were worried about being cleared to compete were required to take tests they did not actually need, the AP reported, citing the indictment. One patient whose test results were falsely approved as being normal later died after his major heart issues were undetected, according to the outlet.<\/span><\/p>

Read more Dem Mayor Seeking To Flip Red Seat Blue Fantasized About Disarming Police, Citizens In Resurfaced Video<\/a><\/p>

The Department announced during a Tuesday press conference that<\/span> 455 individuals from 45 states have been charged for their alleged involvement in healthcare fraud schemes totaling over $6.5 billion in false claims, WTOV reported.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThis is just the beginning,\u201d Acting U.S. District Attorney Todd Blanche said Tuesday, according to WTOV.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said in a statement that Tuesday\u2019s \u201crecord\u201d healthcare fraud charges and arrests \u201cmakes clear that there is no case to big, no scheme to complex, and no hiding place too remote for our fraud fighting team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The announcement comes as the Trump administration has been moving to root out healthcare fraud across the nation in recent months. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are \u201cunleashing an unrelenting, full-scale assault on the fraudsters, scammers, and corrupt operators who have looted billions from American taxpayers,\u201d the White House claimed in a May 26 news release.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.<\/p>

Read more REPORT: Comedian Carlos Mencia Enters Not Guilty Plea In Alleged $8.7 Million Tax Fraud Case<\/a><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Department of Justice said Tuesday that it charged a Texas doctor for his role in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1819,270,2546,135,190,110,183],"class_list":["post-2286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-doctor","tag-doj","tag-dr-mehmet-oz","tag-fraud","tag-healthcare","tag-texas","tag-trump-administration"],"yoast_head":"\nDOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme - Home Transfer Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme - Home Transfer Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Department of Justice said Tuesday that it charged a Texas doctor for his role in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Home Transfer Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-24T09:05:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/70b10a1f6c7c43d498858c68816efd11.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"550\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529\"},\"headline\":\"DOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-24T09:05:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286\"},\"wordCount\":516,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/713b328cbc79d2d98eb0b825a0795ee9.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"doctor\",\"doj\",\"dr mehmet oz\",\"fraud\",\"healthcare\",\"texas\",\"trump administration\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Interesting\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286\",\"name\":\"DOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme - Home Transfer Guide\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/713b328cbc79d2d98eb0b825a0795ee9.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-24T09:05:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/713b328cbc79d2d98eb0b825a0795ee9.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/713b328cbc79d2d98eb0b825a0795ee9.webp\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":549},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=2286#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"DOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Home Transfer Guide\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"DOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme - Home Transfer Guide","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"DOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme - Home Transfer Guide","og_description":"The Department of Justice said Tuesday that it charged a Texas doctor for his role in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme.","og_url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286","og_site_name":"Home Transfer Guide","article_published_time":"2026-06-24T09:05:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":550,"url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/70b10a1f6c7c43d498858c68816efd11.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#\/schema\/person\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529"},"headline":"DOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme","datePublished":"2026-06-24T09:05:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286"},"wordCount":516,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/713b328cbc79d2d98eb0b825a0795ee9.webp","keywords":["doctor","doj","dr mehmet oz","fraud","healthcare","texas","trump administration"],"articleSection":["Interesting"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286","url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286","name":"DOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme - Home Transfer Guide","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/713b328cbc79d2d98eb0b825a0795ee9.webp","datePublished":"2026-06-24T09:05:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#\/schema\/person\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/713b328cbc79d2d98eb0b825a0795ee9.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/713b328cbc79d2d98eb0b825a0795ee9.webp","width":1280,"height":549},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2286#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/","name":"Home Transfer Guide","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#\/schema\/person\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/hometransferguide.com"],"url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}