Two Georgia men were sentenced to prison for orchestrating a $522 million fraud scheme targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers. Reyad Salahaldeen and Mohamad Mustafa submitted claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests obtained through kickbacks and bribes.
From 2018 to 2020, Salahaldeen controlled four labs that paid marketers to collect DNA samples from beneficiaries under false pretenses. They faked requisition forms and medical records to cover their tracks. Insurers paid out $84 million on the fraudulent claims.
Salahaldeen received a 151-month sentence; Mustafa was sentenced to three years. The DOJ called the operation a web of sham contracts, lies, and bribes.