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BREAKING: Trump crackdown uncovers $6.5B in fraud - and your taxes were wasted on diamonds, Ferraris and a boat named 'Butt Nekkid'Trump crackdown uncovers $6.5B in fraud and your taxes were wasted on diamonds, Ferraris and a boat named ‘Butt Nekkid’By Priscilla DeGregory and Josh ChristensonPublished June 23, 2026, 8:13 p.m. ETMore than 450 alleged fraudsters including 90 doctors and medical professionals were busted for bilking at least $6.5 billion in fake Medicare and Medicaid claims, with one greedy nurse splashing her ill gotten gains on an $865,000 Bulgari necklace, $594,000 Ferrari and a $4.6 million Philippines beach resort, authorities said.The colossal crackdown, which spanned 45 US states and territories, was announced Tuesday by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who called it “the greatest combined federal and state effort combating health care fraud in history.”Ibrahim Hilmi, in blue scrubs and handcuffs, being escorted by plainclothes FBI agents at night.11Alleged fraudster Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi is under arrest in Miami on June 19, 2026.FBI MiamiIn total, 455 people were netted including alleged con artists who blew the taxpayer funds meant to help the poorest Americans on luxury cars, jewelry, mansions, fine art, an NFL box and a yacht cheekily named “Butt Nekkid.”In one of the most egregious cases, a student athlete in Florida died during basketball practice after the doctor who was part of an $89 million fraud scheme signed off on his cardiovascular test after giving it only a cursory glance, the Department of Justice charged.Read more: https://trib.al/yNfAXM7