Grand jury indicts Georgia national in $1.3B Medicare fraud scheme
A federal grand jury in the District of Massachusetts returned an indictment charging undocumented immigrant Erekle Gugava, 33, of Georgia, with conspiracy to launder proceeds connected to a health care fraud scheme involving at least $1.3 billion in allegedly fraudulent claims, the Justice Department announced.
TL;DR
- Erekle Gugava, 33, an undocumented immigrant from Georgia, has been indicted.
- The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in the District of Massachusetts.
- Gugava is charged with conspiracy to launder proceeds from a health care fraud scheme.
- The scheme allegedly involves at least $1.3 billion in fraudulent claims.