DIICOT Ploiești is investigating a fraud case in the private medical system, involving 17 people, including doctors and managers, suspected of billing for fictitious consultations.

The DIICOT prosecutors in Ploiești are investigating a case of fraud in the private medical system, in which 17 people, including managers and doctors of a clinic in Ploiești, are suspected of billing for fictitious consultations to the Prahova Health Insurance House. On June 18, 2026, 4 defendants were apprehended, while another 13 are under judicial control, being accused of forming an organized criminal group and fraud. From the evidence gathered, it appears that, starting in January 2025, a specialist doctor initiated a criminal group that generated reimbursements for fictitious medical services, thus defrauding the health insurance budget. The clinic entered false data into the computer system, and employees were rewarded with sums of money for their involvement. The estimated damage is approximately 2,415,000 lei. The action was carried out with the support of several institutions, and the apprehended defendants will be presented to the court for preventive detention.