Ohio man pleads guilty to ‘largest healthcare fraud case’
Prosecutors say the operation filed $1.42 billion in false claims and 35 people have been charged, with 16 convicted so far.
- Eldar Zarbavel, an Ohio man, pleaded guilty to laundering approximately $3.4 million in illicit health care fraud proceeds through regional banks on behalf of a transnational criminal organization, according to the Justice Department.
- The Justice Department's Operation Gold Rush involved more than $10 billion in fraudulent claims against Medicare and private insurers, with companies allegedly using false ownership records to disguise their operations.
- Zarbavel opened bank accounts in Northeast Ohio for Royce Medical Supply LLC, a Florida-based company that submitted approximately $1.42 billion in fraudulent claims between July 2022 and July 2024.
- Prosecutors have charged 35 people in the operation, with 16 convicted so far; Zarbavel is scheduled for sentencing Dec. 16 and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
- The network Zarbavel worked for was based in Russia and elsewhere, using shell companies and overseas accounts to disguise the individuals who actually controlled the medical equipment operations.
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Ohio man pleads guilty to ‘largest healthcare fraud case’ | The Highland County Press
An Ohio man pleaded guilty to his involvement to what the U.S. Department of Justice is calling the largest healthcare fraud case ever prosecuted. Eldar Zarbavel, 45 of Pepper Pike, Ohio, laundered $3.4 million in “illicit healthcare fraud” proceeds through multiple regional banks, the Justice Department said in a news release.
Ohio man pleads guilty to laundering $3.4M in health care fraud case
An Ohio man pleaded guilty to laundering approximately $3.4 million in illicit health care fraud proceeds through multiple regional banks on behalf of a transnational criminal organization, according to the Department of Justice.
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty in Massive Medicare Fraud Scheme
PEPPER PIKE, Ohio — An Ohio man pleaded guilty to laundering $3.4 million for a transnational criminal organization behind what the Justice Department calls the largest healthcare fraud case it has ever prosecuted. Eldar Zarbavel, 45, admitted laundering proceeds through regional banks on behalf of a network based in Russia and elsewhere. Prosecutors say the organization used fraudulent durable medical equipment companies to submit billions of d…
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Ohio man pleads guilty to ‘largest healthcare fraud case’
(The Center Square) – An Ohio man pleaded guilty to his involvement to what the U.S. Department of Justice is calling the largest healthcare fraud case ever prosecuted.
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