A business owner was found guilty of orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that defrauded Medicare and other insurers by billing for unnecessary medical equipment, pocketing over $10 million in illicit proceeds.

NEWARK, NJ – A federal jury convicted Raheel Naviwala, 36, of Coral Springs, Florida, for his role in a $100 million durable medical equipment (DME) fraud scheme, United States Attorney John Giordano announced. The verdict, delivered on February 28, 2025, followed a month-long trial before U.S. District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz in Newark.

Naviwala, who owned marketing companies and a DME supply company, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, health care fraud, conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, and three counts of illegal kickbacks. He was acquitted of two counts of healthcare fraud. He now faces a maximum potential sentence of decades in federal prison.