Operator Of COVID-19 Testing Labs Pleads Guilty For Role In $900 Million Fraud Scheme

Mohamed 'Siraj' Sirajudeen, owner of a company operating COVID-19 testing labs, pleaded guilty to paying $147 million to Anosh Ahmed's companies to facilitate a fake testing scheme that billed the federal government nearly $900 million. The scheme involved submitting over 1.3 million false claims for tests on uninsured individuals, with $293 million paid out. Ahmed remains in Serbia as U.S. authorities seek his extradition.