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DOJ reports guilty plea in Medicare test-kit billing case
The Justice Department says the plea agreement includes forfeiture of more than $46 million in seized proceeds.
By Mira Vale
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Syed Murtuza Kablazada pleaded guilty to two health-care fraud counts, the US Justice Department said in an October 30 announcement.
The department said the scheme submitted $227 million in claims for test kits that were not supplied, and Medicare paid about $136 million.
DOJ said the plea agreement includes forfeiture of more than $46 million in seized proceeds.
What we don't know yet
- Sentencing outcome and any later docket developments.
- Whether restitution has been paid.
- Has the source corrected these figures or published a substantive update?
Who covered this
U.S. Department of Justice · Oct 29, 2026
DOJ announcement of Medicare test-kit fraud guilty pleaDOJ reports Kablazada's guilty plea and agreed forfeiture.