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September 26, 2014
Houston - Former Owner of Durable Medical Equipment Company Arrested in Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
Houston, Texas - A Miami man was arrested today on health care fraud and money laundering charges in connection with an alleged $24 million scheme to defraud Medicare

March 12, 2014
Houston - Jury Convicts All Seven Defendants in $97 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in Houston today convicted two owners of a former Houston mental health care company, Spectrum Care P.A. (Spectrum), several of its employees and the owners of certain Houston group care homes for their participation in a $97 million Medicare fraud scheme. Physicians Mansour Sanjar, 81, and Cyrus Sajadi, 66, the owners of Spectrum, were each convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to pay kickbacks as well as related counts of health care fraud and paying illegal kickbacks. Adam Main, 33, a physician's assistant, was convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and related counts of health care fraud. Shokoufeh Hakimi, 66, administrator of Spectrum, was convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to pay kickbacks and a related count of paying an illegal kickback. Chandra Nunn, 35, a group home owner, was also convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks and related counts of receiving illegal kickbacks. Sharonda Holmes, 40, a patient recruiter, was convicted of conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks and a related count of receiving an illegal kickback. Shawn Manney, 51, a group home owner, was convicted of conspiracy to pay and receive illegal kickbacks.