Man pleads guilty in $227M COVID testing scheme
He admitted to two counts of health care fraud for buying Medicare beneficiaries’ data and using it to bill for fake COVID tests.
An Indian national pleaded guilty on Oct. 30 as part of a $227 million COVID testing scheme that involved buying the personal information of Medicare beneficiaries. According to the FBI, Syed Murtuza Kablazada, 36, entered the plea on two counts of health care fraud in federal court in connection with the scheme.