PoliticsPhoto: HT WorldIndian-Origin Lab Owner Charged in $66M US Covid Test Fraud
Rajesh Patel, an Indian-origin lab owner from Schaumburg, Illinois, faces five wire fraud charges for allegedly billing $66.2 million for 380,000 fake Covid-19 tests. Between May 2021 and April 2022, Patel created false negative results linked to Meridian Medical Staffing Inc. and billed the federally funded HRSA Uninsured Program, which covered Covid test costs for uninsured individuals. Conviction could mean up to 20 years per count.
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