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Saad Aziz and Zabed Chowdhury, also known as ‘Jared’, have been charged with running a multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme in New York. The duo allegedly offered and paid health care kickbacks and submitted fraudulent claims to Medicaid for ambulette services to medical appointments that were not performed, or the costs were artificially inflated. The scheme, which was uncovered in the Eastern District of New York, is believed to have stolen tens of millions of taxpayer dollars. The indictment was filed in federal court in Central Islip, and the defendants will be arraigned at a later date.
The investigation, led by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Joseph Nocella, Jr., and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), revealed a complex web of deceit and corruption. The defendants allegedly turned a transportation program intended to provide vulnerable Medicaid beneficiaries with access to critical medical care into a vehicle for personal enrichment.
The charges against Aziz and Chowdhury include conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay health care kickbacks, paying health care kickbacks, and money laundering conspiracy. The case is a priority for the Office and the Administration, which is committed to protecting the integrity of federally funded health care programs and holding accountable those who seek to profit through fraud.
The investigation was a collaborative effort between multiple agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York’s Homeland Security Task Force John F. Kennedy International Airport Financial Crimes Group.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Defendant: New York
- Location: NY
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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