San Jose fraud prevention expert charged with healthcare fraud

San Jose fraud prevention expert charged with healthcare fraud

(KRON) -- A woman who worked as a security manager at Nvidia and regularly spoke as an expert on fraud prevention was charged with submitting 167 fraudulent healthcare claims against the Santa Clara-based tech company, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Faranak Firozan, 47, is accused of submitting the fraudulent claims between November 2020 and January 2024 to Nvidia’s self-insured health plan, according to pros…

San Jose anti-fraud expert, a former NVIDIA manager, charged with fraud

An anti-fraud expert who worked as a senior manager of privacy and security at Santa Clara computer chip titan NVIDIA has been charged with felony fraud, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office announced Friday. Faranak Firozan, 47, of San Jose is alleged to have submitted more than 167 fraudulent healthcare claims totaling more than $100,000 to NVIDIA’s health plan. Firozan regularly spoke as an expert on fraud prevention, the DA’s of…