Grimy Times has learned that Ikechukwu Udeokoro, the owner of Meik Medical Equipment and Supply LLC, and Ayodeji Fasonu, its manager, have been charged with a $3.5 million scheme to defraud government-funded health plans.
The indictment alleges that Udeokoro and Fasonu submitted over $3.5 million in fraudulent claims to private insurers, including Medicare Part C, for reimbursement for durable medical equipment (DME) that was purportedly provided to the insurers’ members. However, the defendants allegedly provided the insurers’ members either nothing or a far less expensive product, such as a lift chair/recliner.
Meik Medical Equipment & Supply submitted more than $3.5 million in fraudulent claims, according to the indictment. The charges in the indictment are merely allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The FBI and HHS OIG investigated the case, which was brought as part of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, under the supervision by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section. Trial Attorney Andrew Estes of the Fraud Section is in charge of the prosecution.
Udeokoro and Fasonu were arrested this morning and their initial appearance is scheduled for this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge James Orenstein.
The defendants’ ages are 41 (Udeokoro) and 51 (Fasonu), and their residences are West New York, New Jersey, and Stamford, Connecticut, respectively.
The indictment alleges that the scheme began in approximately December 2010 and continued through at least February 2014.
Details of the sentence or outcome are not yet available.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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