Chicago Man Charged in Covid-19 Fraud Scheme

Chicago Area News Breaking News:

A Chicago man has been charged in a scheme to bill $6.2 million to Medicare in one month for COVID tests never performed, according to prosecutors.

Fasiur Syed, 46, a native of India who has lived in Chicago for the past eight years, was arrested last week and charged in the case. He has been charged with committing health care fraud.

According to the Chicago Tribune, "According to the
27-page complaint, law enforcement earlier this year detected an
“extraordinary spike in billing” for COVID-19-related tests from a
Bensenville-based laboratory called Advanced Diagnostic Solutions Inc,
which was incorporated under Syed’s name."

"From
Jan. 29 to March 13, a period of just 38 days, Advanced Diagnostic
Solutions billed approximately 29,411 claims to the Medicare program,
with payment of approximately $6.2 million, according to the complaint."

Over
97% of the “patients” Syed’s lab billed for live outside Illinois,
including in New York, California, Florida, Alaska, Puerto Rico and
Hawaii, the complaint stated. Many of those interviewed by law
enforcement said they had never been tested for COVID, never sought such
tests and never heard of Advanced Diagnostic Solutions.

Mr. Syed has been released on a $25k non-secured bond while he awaits trial, to be set for a later date.

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