OIG - Office of Inspector General
10/30/2026 | Press release | Archived content
Indian National Pleads Guilty to $227M Medicare Fraud
Indian National Pleads Guilty to $227M Medicare Fraud
An Indian national pleaded guilty today to a $227 million Medicare fraud scheme in which hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries' personally identifiable information was purchased from a company based in Pakistan and used to bill Medicare for COVID-19 test kits that were never provided.
Action Details
- Date:Oct. 30, 2026, 8:07 a.m.
- Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
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Enforcement Types:
- COVID-19,
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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