Two Charged in Health Care Fraud Scheme In Indiana

HAMMOND, IN—The United States Attorney's Office announced Dr. Adolph Yaniz, and Munir Chaudhry, d/b/a Medway Diagnostic Laboratories, were charged by an indictment unsealed today with conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

Yaniz, 49, of Merrillville, Indiana, and Chaudhry, 63, of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, were charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud health care programs and four counts of substantive health care fraud violations. Yaniz was also charged with one count of receiving kickbacks, four counts of dispensing drugs without legitimate medical purposes, and one count of conspiracy to distribute Vicodin. Chaudhry was also charged with one count of paying kickbacks, and one count of providing false information to federal agents.

Both Yaniz and Chaudhry were taken into custody this morning and will make an initial appearance before a United States Magistrate Judge in Hammond this afternoon. The United States Attorney’s Office will seek pre-trial detention on Dr. Yaniz.

This indictment was the result of an extensive investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Indiana Attorney General – Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Timothy McClure, deputy director of the Indiana Medicaid Fraud Control Unit said, “I am very pleased with the outcome of this investigation. This investigation was a success because of the combined efforts of members of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the DEA, FBI and FDA, and United States Attorney's Office. I truly believe we serve the taxpayers best when we pool our resources and fight fraud head-on.”

If convicted, the specific sentence in each case will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. In addition, upon conviction Yaniz and Chaudhry will forfeit any property derived as a result of the offenses.

This case will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Diane Berkowitz.

This appears to be a largely Medicaid scam. I don't know much about Indiana but here in New York City probably half of the "Medicaid Mills" are involved in some sort of fraud and most of them get away with it because the Attorney General of NY, Andrew Cuomo, is not interested in investigating Medicaid fraud except for a few high profile cases.

Two Charged in Health Care Fraud Scheme In DC
Monday, November 16, 2009

Washington DC - The United States Attorney’s Office announced former resident Barack Obama, and Rahm Emanuel, were charged by an indictment unsealed today with conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

There fixed it....

2 posted on 11/16/2009 5:00:17 PM PST by maddog55 (The enemy is domestic and it's the government.)

Just wait til you see the fraud under Obamacare!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

3 posted on 11/16/2009 5:02:57 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)

Are we going to charge obammy, reid, and piglosi for the biggest fraud in American history???

4 posted on 11/16/2009 5:16:00 PM PST by taillightchaser (When a democrat says "The American people" you know the next words out of his mouth will be lies.)

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