A 42-year-old Naperville man faces federal healthcare fraud charges for allegedly helping laboratories steal roughly $240 million from Medicare by billing for COVID-19 test kits that no one requested or received.
Amirali Bhimani was charged with three counts of healthcare fraud on Tuesday, June 23, as part of the Department of Justice's 2026 National Healthcare Fraud Takedown, according to the U.S. Attorney's office for the Northern District of Illinois.
Prosecutors allege Bhimani sold Medicare beneficiary information to laboratories, which then billed Medicare for over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits. To make the claims appear legitimate, Bhimani and others allegedly provided the labs with fake phone recordings in which beneficiaries had supposedly agreed to receive the kits. The source of those recordings told Bhimani they had been created using artificial intelligence, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.
The scheme lasted less than six months, according to prosecutors. Laboratories billed Medicare approximately $342 million; Medicare paid out about $240 million.
"Under my leadership, healthcare providers, gatekeepers, and others who criminally cheat the system will be vigorously investigated, prosecuted, and punished to the full extent of federal law," U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros said in announcing the charges.
Bhimani's case is one of 455 charged nationally in the 2026 takedown, which spans 56 federal districts and involves over $6.5 billion in alleged false claims. Federal authorities seized more than $182 million in cash, luxury vehicles, jewelry, and other assets across the operation.
Whether any Naperville-area Medicare recipients were directly affected has not been disclosed. The U.S. Attorney's office has not said how or where Bhimani allegedly obtained beneficiary data.
No defense attorney for Bhimani has been identified in public records as of Wednesday, June 25. No arraignment date has been announced. Federal court records for the Northern District of Illinois are searchable at pacer.gov.
