ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL’S MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT RECOGNIZED BY DEA FOR CASE INVOLVING COOK COUNTY PHYSICIAN AND PHARMACIST WHO STOLE OVER $1 MILLION IN MEDICAID, MEDICARE FUNDS

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL'S MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT RECOGNIZED BY DEA FOR CASE INVOLVING COOK COUNTY PHYSICIAN AND PHARMACIST WHO STOLE OVER $1 MILLION IN MEDICAID, MEDICARE FUNDS

July 20, 2026

Caption: Investigators, analysts and prosecutors in Raoul's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit join Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's Chicago field office Todd C. Smith and Attorney General Kwame Raoul after being recognized for their work on a case against Mohammed Khamis and Amro Abdel-Fattah during a ceremony July 17 at the Attorney General's office in Oak Brook, Illinois.
Photo credit: Halie Owens, Digital Strategist, Office of the Attorney General

Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced investigators, analysts and prosecutors in his office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) were recognized on Friday by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for their work during Operation Fentanyl Free America. As part of the operation, the Attorney General's office charged a Cook County physician and his pharmacist who received over $1 million in fraudulent Medicaid and Medicare payments for care and prescriptions they did not render to Medicaid and Medicare patients.

Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's Chicago field office Todd C. Smith recognized investigators Cathy Barbour, Tara Campbell, Anthony Pekar and Mike Suspenzi; analysts Angela Hospelhorn, Kendall Maida and Stephanie Negrin; and prosecutors Dan Duffy and Steve Krueger for their work on a case against Mohammed Khamis and Amro Abdel-Fattah. In November 2025, Raoul's office charged Khamis, 56, of River Forest, with six counts of theft, one count of money laundering, one count of managed health care fraud, one count of vendor fraud and two counts of forgery. Raoul's office filed additional conspiracy charges in June 2026.

Also in June, Raoul's office charged Abdel-Fattah, 45, of Lombard, with theft over $1 million, conspiracy, defrauding a health plan over $10,000 and forgery. Both cases are pending.

"This case is an example of ongoing, effective collaboration between my office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and federal law enforcement agencies including the DEA," Raoul said. "Partnerships like this have proven to be successful in holding individuals accountable when they defraud the people of Illinois and steal resources intended for those truly in need. I am proud of our team and thank the DEA for their continuing partnership."

"This recognition reflects the outstanding collaboration between the DEA and the Illinois Attorney General's Office and our federal, state and local law enforcement partners in protecting both public health and taxpayer dollars," said DEA Chicago Field Division Special Agent in Charge Todd C. Smith. "DEA is proud to partner with Illinois Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and our law enforcement colleagues to hold accountable those who abuse positions of trust for criminal profit."

According to Attorney General Raoul's office, Khamis was a physician who owned and operated four private medical practices and four pharmacies in Chicago. Raoul's office alleges Khamis sought payments for medical services he claimed to have provided when he was really out of the country. Instead, Khamis utilized unlicensed, noncertified medical personnel to examine patients. Raoul's office is alleging Khamis and Abdel-Fattah fraudulently billed Medicaid and Medicare for over $1 million in medical services and prescriptions.

The Attorney General's office is prosecuting the cases following an investigation involving Raoul's MFCU, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the U.S. Marshals Service.

Raoul's MFCU receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $12,584,776 for the federal government's 2026 fiscal year. The remaining 25%, totaling $4,194,923 for the federal government's 2026 fiscal year, is funded by the state of Illinois.

The public is reminded that the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Deputy Chief Steven Krueger and Assistant Attorney General Daniel Duffy are prosecuting the case for Raoul's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.