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Medicare Home Health Scheme Exposed in Detroit
A $30 million Medicare fraud scheme has been uncovered in the Detroit area, with a local resident at the helm. Zafar Mehmood, 45, allegedly masterminded the scheme, which involved submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary and/or never provided home health services.
According to a criminal complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court in Detroit, Mehmood paid kickbacks to patient recruiters and billed Medicare for services that were not medically necessary and/or not performed through four home health agencies: Access Care Home Care Inc. and Patient Care Home Care Inc. in Ypsilanti, Mich., and Hands On Healing Home Care Inc. and All State Home Care Inc. in Detroit.
Mehmood is accused of laundering the proceeds of the scheme through sham companies and intermediaries. He is scheduled to make his initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mona K. Majzoub.
The case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Gejaa T. Gobena and Catherine Dick of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section. The investigations were conducted jointly by the FBI and HHS-OIG, as part of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, supervised by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section.
Since their inception in March 2007, the strike force operations in nine districts have charged more than 1,140 individuals who collectively have falsely billed the Medicare program for more than $2.9 billion. In addition, HHS’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, working in conjunction with the HHS-OIG, is taking steps to increase accountability and decrease the presence of fraudulent providers.
Zafar Mehmood is charged with leading a $30 million Medicare fraud scheme involving home health services. He is currently in custody, awaiting his initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge. The case highlights the ongoing efforts to combat Medicare fraud in the Detroit area and nationwide.
Key Facts
- State: Michigan
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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