Pennsylvania

Named in the indictment are Mr. Halper, CEO of the two indicted facilities; Eva Hamilton, 35, the director of nursing at Brighton Rehabilitation from 2014-2020; Susan Gilbert, 61, the administrator at Mt. Lebanon Rehabilitation from 2017 to 2020; and Michelle Romeo, 46, and Johnna Haller, 41, both regional managers for the facilities.

Mr. Halper was arrested at his Pittsburgh home Tuesday morning and arraigned before a federal magistrate in the afternoon. His bond was set at $100,000, he had to surrender his passport, surrender any firearms, having no contact with any other defendants, and he was told he could only travel between his home areas of Pittsburgh and Miami Beach.

Ms. Gilbert is expect to be arraigned Thursday, and the other three defendants will have their initial appearances and arraignments then, too.

“Health care fraud, particularly fraud that impacts elderly patients, is not a victimless crime,” Ms. Chung said at a news conference Tuesday. “It affects everyone, individuals and businesses alike, and causes tens of billions of dollars in losses each year.”