FBI nabs alleged $547M Medicare fraud fugitive overseas, third capture from 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list
Authorities say Satary was one of the FBI’s most wanted fraud suspects and the transfer is the 27th high-value target returned overseas.
- On Tuesday, federal authorities returned fugitive lab owner Khalid Ahmed Satary to the United States following his overseas capture to face charges in an alleged $547 million Medicare fraud scheme.
- Authorities allege Satary operated diagnostic laboratories between 2016 and 2019, utilizing "deceptive marketing campaigns" and kickbacks to generate fraudulent billings before fleeing after violating pre-trial release terms in November 2022.
- The operation allegedly generated reimbursements of $10,000 to $20,000 per sample; the FBI offered a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to Satary's arrest.
- FBI Director Kash Patel stated Satary is the third suspect from the "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list captured in five weeks, with this transfer marking the 27th high-value target returned by the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud.
- Initially indicted in the Eastern District of Louisiana in 2019, Satary now faces trial on counts including health-care fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to pay illegal kickbacks.
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Fugitive Accused in $547 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Arrested After Years on the Run
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — A fugitive accused of orchestrating a $547 million Medicare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary genetic testing has been arrested after more than three years on the run, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Khalid Satary, 54, was indicted in 2019 on charges that he operated diagnostic testing laboratories that fraudulently billed Medicare for […]
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Fugitive accused in $547 million Medicare fraud scheme captured
(The Center Square) – A man accused of orchestrating a $547 million Medicare fraud scheme through diagnostic laboratories in Louisiana and other states has been captured overseas and returned to the United States after nearly four years as a fugitive,…
FBI nabs alleged $547M Medicare fraud fugitive overseas, third capture from 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list
The FBI captured a "Most Wanted Fraudsters" fugitive accused of stealing $547 million from Medicare through unnecessary genetic tests targeting elderly patients.
Feds: $547 million Medicare fraud suspect back in U.S. custody after disappearing in 2022
WASHINGTON — A man indicted in connection with what prosecutors describe as one of the largest health care fraud cases ever charged by the Department of Justice has been arrested and returned to the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and DOJ announced Tuesday.Khalid Satary was apprehended July 20 in the Middle East and transferred into U.S. custody. He was found with a fake Mexican passport under a fake name, the DOJ said. Satary…
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