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Federal prosecutors have charged a 33-year-old illegal alien from the country of Georgia with conspiracy to launder money from a health fraud scheme that billed more than $1.3 billion.<\/p>\n

The Justice Department\u00a0says<\/a> Erekle Gugava opened bank accounts as the owner of a Pennsylvania medical equipment firm called ND Medical Solutions LLC from February to July of 2025.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors say the company sent at least $1.3 billion in false claims for medical equipment using stolen identities. Insurers paid about $6.5 million.<\/p>\n

According to the DOJ, Gugava deposited the checks and moved the money overseas to a criminal group based in Russia.<\/p>\n

A grand jury in Massachusetts returned the indictment.<\/p>\n

The case is part of Operation Gold Rush, which the department calls the largest health care fraud case it has ever brought.<\/p>\n

Says Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald,<\/p>\n

\u201cFraud networks cannot function without people willing to launder and transmit their proceeds \u2014 and deterring those facilitators is essential to safeguarding taxpayer resources.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. The FBI, Postal Inspection Service, IRS and HHS Office of Inspector General worked the case.<\/p>\n

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