一名印度男子因伪造COVID和呼吸道测试的帐单而从Medicare盗取1.17亿美元被判处2年徒刑。 An Indian man sentenced to 2 years for stealing $1.17M from Medicare by billing for fake COVID and respiratory tests.

一名35岁的印度国民Mohammad Asif被判处两年徒刑,罪名是 " 医疗保险 " 欺诈计划,通过他在华盛顿埃弗雷特的美国实验室Labworks LLC的废弃实验室错误地为未完成COVID-19和呼吸道测试开具账单,盗窃了117万美元以上。 A 35-year-old Indian national, Mohammad Asif, was sentenced to two years in prison for a Medicare fraud scheme that stole over $1.17 million by falsely billing for unperformed COVID-19 and respiratory tests through his defunct lab, American Labworks LLC, in Everett, Washington. 他在2024年4月至12月向医疗保健计划开具870多万美元的账单后,于2025年9月认罪,罪名是共谋实施保健欺诈,并收到110多万美元的付款。 He pleaded guilty in September 2025 to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, after billing Medicare more than $8.7 million between April and December 2024 and receiving over $1.1 million in payments. 化验室就从未下令或进行的化验,包括已死亡病人的化验提出索赔,引起200多起投诉。 The lab submitted claims for tests never ordered or performed, including those for deceased patients, prompting over 200 complaints. Asif于2024年5月撤走260,000美元,前往印度,于2025年3月返回美国,4月在芝加哥奥海尔机场被捕。 Asif withdrew $260,000 in May 2024, traveled to India, and returned to the U.S. in March 2025 before being arrested at Chicago O’Hare Airport in April. 美国地区法院法官James L. Robart谴责欺诈行为,认为这是对弱势群体的盗窃,Asif被命令支付全额赔偿,服刑后将被驱逐出境。 U.S. District Judge James L. Robart condemned the fraud as a theft from vulnerable populations, and Asif has been ordered to pay full restitution and will be deported after serving his sentence. 对他的同谋者的调查还在继续 The investigation into his co-conspirators continues.