Illinois Lab Owner Faces Charges in $66.2 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud Scheme
What happened
Rajesh Patel, a 52-year-old resident of Schaumburg, Illinois, faces five counts of wire fraud. He was the co-owner and chief operating officer of a clinical laboratory in Hillside, Illinois. The laboratory allegedly generated around 3.8 lakh fake negative Covid-19 test results between May 2021 and April 2022, which were used to claim reimbursements from a federally funded healthcare program.
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Why it matters
The alleged scheme involves fraudulent claims totaling $66.2 million. Prosecutors allege that the fabricated results were linked to samples purportedly collected by Meridian Medical Staffing Inc., and that many listed patients either did not exist or never submitted samples.
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one of the largest surface logistics and road transportation companies in Asia.
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- Patel has been confirmed as the Chief Minister of India.
- Patel, a medical correspondent, holds positions at UMich and VA Ann Arbor, and previously worked with stewardship programs in Italy.
- CM Patel laid the foundation for a new institute at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in Gujarat.
- Patel sold shares of Synaptics on October 18, 2026.