Federal authorities have placed a former owner of an Indian-origin laboratory in Richardson on the U.S. fugitive list, alleging the individual orchestrated a massive Medicare fraud scheme using the local medical testing facility.
The accused is linked to American Premier Labs, which operated in Richardson. Investigators state that the facility was used to submit roughly $93 million in fraudulent genetic-testing claims to the Medicare program.
According to reports from indicanews.com, the alleged scheme resulted in Medicare paying out at least $65 million before the fraud was detected. Federal prosecutors based in Dallas are currently pursuing the case.
Law enforcement efforts have already yielded some financial recovery. Investigators report that nearly $6 million has been seized from bank accounts connected to the alleged fraud.