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.
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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.
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- U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Indian National Pleads Guilty to $227M Medicare Fraud ↗
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- Indian National Pleads Guilty to $227M Medicare Fraud Observed
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