Healthcare fraud takedowns have been a practice at the Department of Justice for more than a decade, but officials touted this one as the largest on record.

The operation, which the department called the largest healthcare fraud takedown in its history, collared 324 defendants, including members of transnational criminal groups and American doctors

The Justice Department announced criminal charges Monday against more than 300 individuals over their alleged involvement in more than $14.6 billion worth of health care fraud schemes. According