Former Sunnyvale resident indicted in alleged $90M Medicare fraud scheme

Federal prosecutors last week charged a former Sunnyvale resident with carrying out a large-scale fraud scheme that allegedly sought more than $90 million from Medicare Advantage programs by submitting thousands of false claims for medical equipment.

A federal grand jury indicted Anar Rustamov, 38, an Azerbaijani, on a charge of health care fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California said. Authorities said Rustamov, suspected of entering the U.S. illegally, is currently at large.