Reyad Salahaldeen and Mohamad Mustafa sentenced in $522m healthcare fraud scheme

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 4

Salahaldeen got 12 years and seven months, while Mustafa received three years, after prosecutors said laboratories in Georgia, Texas and New Jersey secured about $84 million in payouts.
Authorities said the 2018-2020 scheme used telemarketing, door-to-door outreach and health fairs to collect DNA samples, then billed for medically unnecessary genetic tests backed by falsified records and kickbacks.
The men were ordered to pay more than $148 million in restitution, and Salahaldeen forfeits assets after prosecutors said he tried to flee to Mexico; 11 other co-conspirators have already been sentenced.

This fraud scheme cost $522 million. What core flaws in our healthcare system allow such crimes?

With new fraud-fighting rules on the way, can Medicare finally outsmart multi-billion dollar testing schemes?