New federal task force targets growing healthcare fraud in Nevada

“Federal prosecutors say healthcare fraud is becoming one of the fastest-growing crimes in Nevada, prompting the U.S. Department of Justice to launch a new regional task force focused on protecting patients and taxpayers. The West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force, established in April 2026, brings together federal investigators and prosecutors in Nevada, California and Arizona to identify and prosecute complex healthcare fraud schemes. “We’ve had some really big indictments, and it’s just the beginning because we just started in April 2026,” said Sigal Chattah, First Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Nevada. MORE: https://news3lv.com/news/local/new-federal-task-force-targets-growing-healthcare-fraud-in-nevada _______________ Never miss an upload from News 3 Las Vegas! Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/News3LasVegas/?sub_confirmation=1  Follow News 3 on social media: News 3 Las Vegas on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/News3LasVegas/ News 3 Las Vegas on X: https://twitter.com/news3lv News 3 Las Vegas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/news3lv/ For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.news3lv.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://news3lv.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us:  Email us: news@news3lv.com  Call the Newsroom: 702-657-3150 #ksnv #News3LasVegas #localnews #lasvegas #nevada #video #news #healthcarefraud #departmentofjustice #hospicefraud #ppp KSNV NBC News 3 Las Vegas covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Las Vegas, Nevada area including Paradise, Spring Valley, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Indian Springs, Sloan, Searchlight, Laughlin and Nellis.”