Sergey Duman, a 45-year-old Las Vegas resident, has been charged with wire fraud in a telemedicine scheme that defrauded private health insurance companies, the United States, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of $4.8 million.
According to United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, the scheme allegedly took place between January 2020 and June 2020, after Duman purchased Cedar Care Pharmacy in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in January 2020.
A telemedicine company regularly submitted prescriptions to the pharmacy that had been written without the knowledge of the listed patient, and Cedar Care Pharmacy then fraudulently submitted private insurance and Medicaid claims for the prescriptions even though the pharmacy never provided the prescribed medications to patients.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Carlo D. Marchioli and Ravi Romel Sharma are prosecuting the case.
Duman faces a maximum penalty of 20 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine if found guilty.
The charges against Duman are merely allegations, and he is presumed innocent until found guilty in court.
The investigation into Duman’s alleged crimes is ongoing, and it is unclear what additional charges may be filed against him.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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