Canton Man Guilty in $4M Medicare Fraud Scheme

BOSTON – Canton, Mass., resident Krishna Gidwani, 55, has pleaded guilty in federal court for his involvement in a massive Medicare fraud scheme that siphoned over $4 million. The fraudulent activities centered around the submission of claims for durable medical equipment (DME) deemed medically unnecessary by Medicare beneficiaries.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Gidwani, along with Raju Sharma and other co-conspirators, operated a DME company that paid telemarketing firms for orders of orthotics such as braces. The scheme often supplied braces to Medicare recipients who neither needed nor desired them, with doctors’ signatures on the DME orders being forged.

Sharma has already agreed to pleaded guilty to health care fraud conspiracy and is scheduled to appear in court on September 26, 2025. Gidwani’s sentencing hearing is set for November 6, 2025.

This case is part of the DOJ’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in charges against 324 defendants for health care fraud and illegal drug diversion schemes totaling over $14.6 billion in intended loss. The United States has seized more than $245 million in assets related to this takedown.

Under federal law, Gidwani faces up to 10 years in prison, supervised release of up to three years, and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lauren A. Graber and Sarah B. Hoefle.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division; and Roberto Coviello, Special Agent in Charge of the HHS Office of Inspector General.

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