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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Authorities Arrest Fugitive Behind Alleged $547 Million Medicare Fraud
A man on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list, accused of a scheme to defraud Medicare of $547 million, was arrested by authorities on Monday. The foreign national, Khalid Satary, 54, owned and operated multiple diagnostic testing laboratories in the United States between 2016 and 2019 that billed Medicare for “expensive and medically unnecessary genetic tests,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a July 21 statement. Satary is accused of c…
FBI Captures Alleged $547 Million Medicare Fraud Fugitive After Years on the Run
A nearly three-year international manhunt ended with the arrest of Khalid Ahmed Satary, a fugitive accused of orchestrating a $547 million Medicare fraud scheme involving allegedly unnecessary genetic testing. Authorities said Satary’s arrest marks the third capture connected to the FBI’s newly created “Most Wanted Fraudsters” initiative. FBI Director Kash Patel announced Satary’s arrest Tuesday,...
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