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DOJ Unseals “War Room” Indictment Alleging RICO Enterprise and $12 Million Medicaid Fraud

Federal prosecutors have unsealed a nine-count indictment charging Louis Trejo, Kenneth Garner, Harold Stevenson, and Erihk Belis in a sweeping alleged scheme that combines classic healthcare fraud allegations with racketeering, firearms, narcotics, money laundering, and violence-related counts. According to the Justice Department, the case centers on an alleged “War Room” enterprise that used fabricated transportation data to support at least $12 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims.

The charging mix is what makes this filing especially notable.

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DOJ Spotlights Financial Fraud and RICO Violence in Two High-Stakes Criminal Matters

The Department of Justice has recently underscored two of its core criminal-enforcement priorities: large-scale financial fraud and organized violent crime. In one matter, financier Greg Lindberg was sentenced to 12 years in prison in connection with bribery and a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme tied to his business empire. In another, federal prosecutors in Indianapolis unsealed a sweeping RICO indictment against 12 alleged members of the “Crown Hill Enterprise,” charging crimes that include murder, kidnapping, arson, drug trafficking, and firearms offenses.

For legal professionals, the pairing is notable.

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