FBI Apprehends Notorious Fugitive in $547 Million Medicare Fraud Case
· Texas Border Business
Khalid Satary, a 54-year-old foreign national, was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport for orchestrating a $547 million Medicare fraud scheme involving unnecessary genetic testing. Charged in 2019, Satary allegedly operated diagnostic labs that billed Medicare for expensive tests, using deceptive marketing and illegal kickbacks. He was on the run since 2022 after failing to appear in court. Satary was apprehended in the Middle East with a fake Mexican passport and has been extradited to the U.S. He faces multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit health care fraud, with potential penalties of up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
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