DOJ prosecutors say crimes combined Medicaid fraud, visa fraud, money laundering and tax crimes
A federal jury has convicted the owners of a multi-state dental business network of running a sprawling racketeering enterprise that prosecutors say combined health-care fraud, visa fraud, money laundering and tax crimes.
The convictions mark the culmination of a complex federal investigation into what authorities described as the Savani Group, a network of dental practices and related businesses operating across multiple states.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the enterprise generated tens of millions of dollars through a series of coordinated fraud schemes that involved government health-care programs, immigration filings and financial transactions designed to conceal the flow of money.
The defendants, including brothers Bhaskar Savani, Arun Savani and Niranjan Savani, were convicted of participating in a racketeering conspiracy that prosecutors say operated for more than a decade. Federal investigators say the group controlled numerous dental offices and related companies in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Iowa and South Carolina.
At the center of the case was a scheme involving Medicaid billing. Prosecutors say dental practices tied to the Savani organization billed Medicaid for millions of dollars in services while attempting to evade restrictions placed on previously terminated practices.
According to the Justice Department, the network used nominee owners and newly formed entities to reopen dental clinics under different names after earlier operations had lost eligibility to bill Medicaid.
The alleged strategy allowed the organization to continue receiving payments from government health programs while obscuring the identities of the individuals who ultimately controlled the practices. Investigators estimate that the operation generated tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent Medicaid claims during the course of the scheme.
Immigration fraud allegations
The racketeering case also included immigration-related charges. Prosecutors say members of the organization filed fraudulent H-1B visa petitions in order to recruit foreign workers for positions that allegedly did not match the roles described in immigration filings.
According to the Department of Justice, the workers were sometimes placed in jobs unrelated to the specialty occupations described in the visa applications. Federal authorities said the false filings allowed the organization to obtain work authorization for employees who would not otherwise have qualified under immigration rules.
Experimental dental implants
The case also involved allegations surrounding experimental dental devices. According to prosecutors, members of the conspiracy distributed dental implants that were labeled “Not For Human Use” and allegedly placed them into patients without their knowledge.
The implants were reportedly supplied through a company associated with the network and were used in multiple dental offices connected to the enterprise. Federal regulators charged several defendants with distributing adulterated and misbranded medical devices in interstate commerce.
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