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Indian-Origin Man Listed As Fugitive In Medicare Fraud Case
U.S. authorities accuse Khadeer Khan Mohammed of helping run a large healthcare fraud scheme.
They say his laboratory submitted false claims to Medicare for genetic tests.
The alleged scheme took place from August 2023 to October 2024.
Medicare is a U.S. healthcare program that paid at least $65 million on the claims.
Authorities say some doctors’ identities were used without permission.
They also say those doctors had not treated the patients connected to the claims.
Mohammed is now considered a fugitive and may be in Hyderabad, India.
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating the case.
U.S. authorities accuse Khadeer Khan Mohammed of directing a $93 million Medicare fraud scheme involving genetic testing.
American Premier Labs LLC allegedly submitted claims that were ineligible, unauthorized, or misrepresented between August 2023 and October 2024.
Medicare paid at least $65 million of the approximately $93 million in alleged fraudulent claims.
Authorities allege that doctors’ personal information was used without consent to submit claims for patients they had not treated.
Mohammed has been listed as a fugitive, may be in Hyderabad, and nearly $6 million has reportedly been seized from accounts allegedly under his control.
- Who
- Khadeer Khan Mohammed, owner of American Premier Labs LLC, is accused by U.S. authorities.
- What
- He allegedly directed a $93 million Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent genetic-testing claims.
- Where
- The laboratory was based in Richardson, Texas; authorities believe Mohammed may be in Hyderabad, India.
- When
- The alleged scheme operated from about August 2023 through October 2024.
- Why
- Authorities allege that claims were submitted using doctors’ identities without consent for patients those doctors had not treated.
Key facts
- Alleged claims
- Approximately $93 million submitted to Medicare
- Medicare payments
- At least $65 million paid on the claims
- Laboratory
- American Premier Labs LLC in Richardson, Texas
- Alleged period
- About August 2023 to October 2024
- Single-period payment
- Approximately $13 million paid over 10 days in 2023 against suspected fraudulent claims
- Seized funds
- Nearly $6 million from bank accounts allegedly controlled by Mohammed
- Current status
- Mohammed has been listed as a fugitive and may be in Hyderabad, India
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