Two Pakistani men, Burhan Mirza and Kashif Iqbal, have been indicted in the US for a $10 million Medicare fraud. They submitted thousands of fake documents to claim Medicare and other medical insurance money. Burhan Mirza is based in Pakistan and operated the fraud from there. His company, Nexus BPO Solution, handled sensitive patient data used without permission. Kashif Iqbal, who lives in Texas, acted as Mirza’s US agent. He helped move the fraud money to Pakistan and managed the scam logistics in America. According to the Department of Justice, from 2023 to 2024, Mirza, Iqbal, and several others used fake laboratories and medical equipment providers to submit false claims to Medicare and private health programs. These claims were for services and items never provided. Mirza faces 12 counts of healthcare fraud and five counts of money laundering. Iqbal is charged with 12 counts of healthcare fraud, six counts of money laundering, and one count of making a false statement to US law enforcement. Federal court arraignments in Chicago are yet to be scheduled. How the scam worked: The fraud started with identity theft. Mirza’s Pakistan-based BPO stole Medicare numbers and personal data to submit fake bills for diagnostic tests. They used aides to pose as owners of fake medical businesses. IT companies acted as shell companies to move the stolen money. Co-schemers: Three others, including an Indian-origin man, were also indicted earlier. Mir Akbar Khan from West Chicago recruited people like Fasiur Rahman Syed, an Indian citizen living in Chicago, to pose as fake business owners for the scam. Navaid Rasheed, a Pakistani in Texas, admitted handling payment tracking and money distribution among the group. Khan, Syed, and Rasheed are awaiting sentencing.