State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people and uncovered nearly $15 million in false claims in what they described Monday as the largest coordinated takedown of health care fraud schemes in Justice Department history.

North Carolina residents were caught up in the largest ever Justice Department health care fraud takedown. According to the DOJ, 324 defendants were charged for alleged participation in health care fraud schemes involving more than $14.

The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.