Man charged in $90M Medicare fraud scheme; DOJ says suspect may have entered US illegally

A overseas nationalist suspected of entering the United States illegally has been charged successful a fraud strategy that allegedly attempted to bargain much than $90 cardinal successful national wellness attraction funds distributed done the Medicare Advantage program, according to the Justice Department.

Anar Rustamov, 38, was indicted by a national expansive assemblage past week and charged with wellness attraction fraud for a strategy involving thousands of mendacious claims for aesculapian instrumentality totaling much than $90 million, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California said successful a property release.

He antecedently lived successful Sunnyvale, California, and is simply a overseas nationalist from Azerbaijan who whitethorn person entered the United States illegally, according to the release.

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Anar Rustamov, 38, was indicted by a national expansive assemblage and charged with wellness attraction fraud. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Rustamov was allegedly portion of a strategy to taxable thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicare Advantage Organizations connected behalf of unsuspecting beneficiaries for aesculapian instrumentality similar humor glucose monitors and orthotic braces, the merchandise states.

The indictment alleges that from October 2024 done June 2025, Rustamov utilized a institution helium created, Dublin Helping Hand, to taxable ample volumes of claims to Medicare Advantage Organizations offering payment plans.

The strategy allegedly sought reimbursement of much than $90 cardinal for aesculapian instrumentality that was not provided, not needed by patients oregon not approved by a aesculapian provider, according to the indictment.

Anar Rustamov remains astatine large. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

The listed patients were unaware that their accusation was utilized to taxable the claims, and the referring aesculapian supplier listed connected the submissions did not authorize the claims, the indictment alleges.

Rustamov remains astatine large, according to national officials.

"When the Administration declared a War connected Fraud, it meant to people precisely this benignant of conduct. Rustamov participated successful a strategy to bargain astir $100 cardinal successful payer funds from a programme intended to assistance those who genuinely request aesculapian care," U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California Craig H. Missakian said successful a statement.

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Anar Rustamov was allegedly portion of a strategy to taxable thousands of fraudulent claims for aesculapian instrumentality similar humor glucose monitors and orthotic braces. (iStock)

"Anyone who believes they tin marque casual wealth by defrauding specified programs should cognize that we volition proceed to enactment with our instrumentality enforcement partners to identify, investigate, and prosecute specified fraud and abuse," helium continued.

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If convicted, Rustamov could look a maximum condemnation of 20 years successful situation and a good of $250,000 for each violation.