Pakistani Nationals Indicted in $10M Medicare Fraud
Analysis based on 12 articles · First reported Feb 12, 2026 · Last updated Feb 12, 2026
This event highlights the ongoing threat of healthcare fraud to government programs like United States===Medicare and private insurers, potentially leading to increased scrutiny and regulatory measures in the healthcare and insurance sectors. The diversion of $10 million impacts taxpayer funds and the ability to provide critical care to American seniors and the disabled.
Two Pakistani nationals, Burhan Mirza and Kashif Iqbal, have been indicted in Chicago for their alleged roles in a $10 million healthcare fraud scheme. Prosecutors claim that in 2023 and 2024, Mirza and Iqbal, along with co-schemers, used nominee-owned laboratories and durable medical equipment providers to submit fraudulent claims to United States===Medicare and private insurers for services and items never provided. Mirza, residing in Pakistan, allegedly obtained identifying information to support bogus claims, while Iqbal, residing in Lavon, Texas, was associated with fraudulent medical equipment providers and laundered proceeds to Pakistan. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche emphasized the Department of Justice's priority in combating such fraud, stating that these schemes divert taxpayer dollars from healthcare benefits for American seniors and the disabled. Mirza faces 12 counts of healthcare fraud and 5 counts of money laundering, while Iqbal is charged with 12 counts of healthcare fraud, 6 counts of money laundering, and 1 count of making a false statement to US law enforcement. Three alleged co-schemers, Mir Akbar Khan, Fasiur Rahman Syed, and Navaid Rasheed, have already pleaded guilty to federal healthcare fraud charges and are awaiting sentencing.
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