🚨Notorious Fugitive Arrested in Connection with $547 MILLION Medicare Fraud Scheme: Defendant Captured After Being Placed on @FBIMostWanted Fraudsters List “This defendant allegedly orchestrated a massive fraud scheme that preyed on thousands of elderly patients, deceiving them into undergoing expensive, medically unnecessary tests and fraudulently billing the government for more than half a billion dollars,” said Acting Attorney General @DAGToddBlanche. “Thanks to the outstanding work of our partners at the @FBI, this defendant was brought back from overseas to face justice in the United States. Our message to fraudsters is clear: If you steal from American taxpayers and exploit vulnerable patients, we will find and prosecute you, no matter where you are.” The @FBI and @OIGatHHS are investigating the case. Thank you to our government partners—including @CBPIntlAffairs — in the Middle East for their cooperation in the apprehension of this health care fraud fugitive. Read more: