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A foreign national is facing accusations of illegally entering the United States and orchestrating a massive fraud operation aimed at defrauding the Medicare Advantage program of over $90 million, as reported by the Justice Department.
Last week, Anar Rustamov, aged 38, was indicted by a federal grand jury. He faces charges of health care fraud, accused of submitting thousands of fraudulent claims for medical equipment, amounting to more than $90 million, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California.
Originally residing in Sunnyvale, California, Rustamov is identified as a foreign national from Azerbaijan, and there are suspicions that he may have entered the U.S. without legal documentation, the statement elaborates.
Rustamov is implicated in a scheme to file numerous fake claims to Medicare Advantage Organizations. These claims were made on behalf of unwitting beneficiaries and involved medical equipment such as blood glucose monitors and orthotic braces, the press release indicates.
Rustamov was allegedly part of a scheme to submit thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicare Advantage Organizations on behalf of unsuspecting beneficiaries for medical equipment like blood glucose monitors and orthotic braces, the release states.
The indictment alleges that from October 2024 through June 2025, Rustamov used a company he created, Dublin Helping Hand, to submit large volumes of claims to Medicare Advantage Organizations offering benefit plans.
The scheme allegedly sought reimbursement of more than $90 million for medical equipment that was not provided, not needed by patients or not approved by a medical provider, according to the indictment.
Anar Rustamov remains at large. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
The listed patients were unaware that their information was used to submit the claims, and the referring medical provider listed on the submissions did not authorize the claims, the indictment alleges.
Rustamov remains at large, according to federal officials.
“When the Administration declared a War on Fraud, it meant to target exactly this kind of conduct. Rustamov participated in a scheme to steal nearly $100 million in taxpayer funds from a program intended to help those who truly need medical care,” U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California Craig H. Missakian said in a statement.
Anar Rustamov was allegedly part of a scheme to submit thousands of fraudulent claims for medical equipment like blood glucose monitors and orthotic braces. (iStock)
“Anyone who believes they can make easy money by defrauding such programs should know that we will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to identify, investigate, and prosecute such fraud and abuse,” he continued.
If convicted, Rustamov could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for each violation.
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