EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) – The owner of two Connecticut medical practices faces fraud charges after authorities say he allowed an unlicensed employee to treat patients for years while billing Medicaid as if a doctor had provided the care.<\/p>\n
Sultan Quraishi, 83, of Glastonbury, and Mohammad Siddiqui, 61, of South Windsor, were both arrested last month in what prosecutors describe as a four-year scheme that put patients at risk.<\/p>\n
Authorities say Quraishi hired Siddiqui to work at Silver Lane Medical Group in East Hartford even though Siddiqui lacked a medical license. For more than four years, Siddiqui allegedly gave injections, conducted physical exams and prescribed medications to patients.<\/p>\n
Quraishi then submitted bills to Connecticut\u2019s Medicaid program claiming he had performed the services himself, according to court documents filed in the case.<\/p>\n
The alleged fraud continued from early 2021 until March of last year, when investigators say they uncovered the scheme.<\/p>\n
Both men now face serious felony charges that could result in decades behind bars if convicted. The most severe charges carry potential 20-year prison sentences.<\/p>\n
Quraishi also owns Stafford Medical Group, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n
State fraud investigators worked with federal health officials and local police to build the case against the two men.<\/p>\n
People who suspect healthcare fraud can report it to state investigators at 860-258-5986.<\/p>\n
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