May 8, 2019

Tea Kaganovich and Ramazi Mitaishvili, co-owners of New York Diagnostic Testing Centers, each pleaded guilty to health care fraud and conspiracy to defraud the lawful functions of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The couple submitted false health care claims for diagnostic testing services and paid over $18 million in kickbacks for the referral of beneficiaries who signed up for diagnostic testing and other alleged medical services. They fraudulently reported to the IRS that the illegal kickback payments were valid business expenses, thus causing relevant tax forms to under-report business income and claim deductions. DOJ

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