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03/20/2026 | Press release | Archived content
Foreign National Charged with Orchestrating Health Care Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Advantage Programs
Foreign National Charged with Orchestrating Health Care Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Advantage Programs
SAN FRANCISCO - United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian announced criminal charges against an individual for perpetrating a large-scale fraud targeting federal health care funds distributed through the Medicare Advantage program. Anar Rustamov, a national of Azerbaijan who appears to have entered the United States illegally, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury and charged with health care fraud for a scheme involving thousands of false claims for medical equipment totaling more than $90 million.
Read more on https://www.justice.gov
Action Details
- Date:March 20, 2026
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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