A federal jury has convicted two brothers and a high-level executive for orchestrating a decade-long racketeering enterprise that siphoned more than $32 million from Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program. Bhaskar Savani, a trained dentist, and his brother Arun Savani were found guilty of leading “the Savani Group,” a complex criminal network that utilized dental practices to facilitate healthcare fraud, visa fraud, and money laundering.
The investigation revealed that the brothers built an elaborate web of nominee-owned dental clinics to continue billing Medicaid even after the Savani Group’s official contracts had been terminated.
According to evidence presented at trial, the scheme involved billing for services under the names of dentists who never actually treated the patients. Alongside the healthcare fraud, the group filed false H-1B visa applications to unlawfully employ foreign workers and then solicited salary kickbacks from those same employees.
Joining the brothers in the conviction was Aleksandra “Ola” Radomiak, a long-term executive who facilitated the Medicaid fraud. Prosecutors detailed how the trio used a labyrinth of financial transactions and shell companies to hide their profits and obstruct a grand jury investigation.
Bhaskar Savani was also specifically convicted of conspiracy to distribute an adulterated and misbranded medical device.
“This significant prosecution exemplifies the commitment of the Department of Justice and its law enforcement partners to protect taxpayer-funded programs from fraudsters and corrupt healthcare professionals,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva. He noted that the defendants manipulated worker visa programs and Medicaid for personal enrichment and will now “pay a heavy price.”
U.S. Attorney David Metcalf for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania highlighted the difficulty of the case, stating that the prosecution required “untangling a complex web of fraudulent billing practices and sham medical entities.”
Law enforcement leaders from the FBI, IRS, and HHS-OIG echoed these sentiments, emphasizing that the convictions serve as a warning to those who attempt to exploit vulnerable patients and government resources.
The scale of the enterprise was vast. Acting Deputy Inspector General Scott J. Lampert of the HHS-OIG remarked that the Savani enterprise “exploited vulnerable patients, manipulated government programs, and siphoned taxpayer dollars for their own benefit.”
Additionally, Eric McLoughlin of Homeland Security Investigations noted that the group “manipulated our immigration system” and “laundered their illicit proceeds through a maze of shell companies.”
The Savani brothers face staggering statutory maximum penalties: 420 years in prison for Bhaskar and 415 years for Arun. Their charges include racketeering conspiracy, visa fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Treasury. Radomiak was convicted of racketeering and healthcare fraud conspiracies.
Sentencing for the brothers is set for July 8 and July 9, while Radomiak is scheduled for sentencing on July 14 before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl.
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