An Indian national, Yogesh Pancholi, was found guilty by a federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan for orchestrating a $2.8 million health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, along with charges of money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and witness tampering.
Pancholi, residing in Northville, Michigan, operated Shring Home Care Inc., a home health company based in Livonia, Michigan, despite being excluded from billing Medicare. He concealed his ownership of the company by using the names, signatures, and personal information of others. In a two-month period, Pancholi and his co-conspirators fraudulently billed and received nearly $2.8 million from Medicare for services that were never provided. He then transferred these funds through bank accounts linked to shell corporations and eventually into accounts in India. To prevent a witness from testifying, Pancholi wrote false and malicious emails to various federal government agencies under a pseudonym, alleging that the witness had committed crimes.
Pancholi was convicted on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud, health care fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and witness tampering. His sentencing is scheduled for January 10, 2024, and he faces substantial penalties, including prison terms and fines.
The case was investigated by the FBI Detroit Field Office and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG). The prosecution was led by the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section.
The Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program, led by the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, has been instrumental in prosecuting health care fraud cases. Since its inception in March 2007, the program has charged more than 5,000 defendants who collectively have billed federal health care programs and private insurers more than $24 billion. The program aims to combat health care fraud through a coordinated effort across multiple federal districts.
Additional efforts by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in partnership with the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, seek to hold providers accountable for their involvement in health care fraud schemes.
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