Mr. Rocke joined the Office of the Inspector General in February 2000, in order to help establish the newly certified Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Previously, he served as an Assistant Attorney General in Maryland, where he established an innovative Health Care Fraud Unit at the Attorney General’s Office, which focused on both fraud schemes aimed at financial gain, and health care crimes that endangered patients. Prior to that, as a Special Prosecutor in the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Mr. Rocke handled a wide variety of Medicare fraud matters. He was also Special Counsel to the American Psychological Association, where he oversaw managed care litigation nationwide, and provided advice and training to health care providers on fraud and abuse.