On the same day, a federal grand jury charged Illinois lab operator Rajesh Patel with running a $66.2 million fraud scheme during the pandemic. Patel is accused of fabricating negative results for at least 380,000 COVID-19 PCR tests that were never performed between May 2021 and April 2022. He allegedly took $28 million from the fraudulent claims and now faces five counts of wire fraud, each carrying a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
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Medicaid Fraud Probe Targets 100 Plus NYC Care Centers
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Joint state and federal agents raided social adult day care providers in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island on Tuesday to seize evidence of illegal billing. Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the investigation is targeting more than 100 providers for alleged roles in money laundering, kickbacks and improper billing. The months-long crackdown involved the FBI, HSI, IRS and NYPD, with searches occurring at facilities such as the Happy Adult Day Care Center in Borough Park, although no specific charges related to Tuesday's operations have been filed.
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