On June 18, 2015, HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell and Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced that a nationwide Medicare Fraud Strike Force sweep resulted in health fraud charges against 243 individuals involving approximately $712 million in false billings – the largest number of defendants and dollar amount in Strike Force history. Charges in the cases include conspiracy to commit health care fraud, anti-kickback violations, money laundering and aggravated identity theft involving a wide range of medical treatments and services, such as home health care, physical and occupational therapy, durable medical equipment, prescription drugs, and psychotherapy.