OIG - Office of Inspector General
10/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/21/2026 06:48
Illinois Laboratory Owner Charged in $66M COVID-19 Testing Fraud Scheme
Illinois Laboratory Owner Charged in $66M COVID-19 Testing Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Illinois returned an indictment yesterday charging Rajesh "Raj" Patel, 52, of Schaumburg, Illinois, with a $66.2 million fraud scheme in which Patel allegedly billed for hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 tests that were never performed.
Action Details
- Date:Oct. 20, 2026, 1:10 p.m.
- Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
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Enforcement Types:
- COVID-19,
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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