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U.S. Department of Justice Stephen J. Murphy Suite 2001 |
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For Immediate Release: June 12, 2007 |
EVENT: Sentencing
Defendant: Amjad M. Khan
HOME HEALTH CARE OWNER GETS 33 MONTHS FOR MEDICARE SCAM
The former owner of one of Michigan's largest home health care companies was sentenced to 33 months in prison by a federal judge after being convicted of trying to steal more than $1 million from Medicare, United States Attorney Stephen J. Murphy announced today. Joining U.S. Attorney Murphy in the announcement were Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Thomas Spokaeski, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General; Nichole Cooper, Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Amjad M. Khan, 64, of Troy, was sentenced by United States District Court before Judge Nancy Edmunds.
Khan, a certified public accountant and former chief executive officer of American Home Health Care Inc. ("AHHC"), of Warren, was determined to have submitted fraudulent claims for non-reimbursable expenses to Medicare on four cost reports filed between 1995 and 1999.
In January, Judge Edmunds determined after a multi-day hearing that Khan's scheme cost Medicare a loss of $1,067,699.
" This sentence sends a message that health care fraud is a serious offense and that my office is committed to making sure that those who steal from a government program designed to care for our most vulnerable citizens will not go unpunished," said United States Attorney Murphy. ''Health care fraud is a silent tax forcing honest citizens and corporations to pay more for health insurance premiums and medical services than they should. It forces senior citizens to pay higher premiums and wastes dollars that could otherwise be spent taking care of the sick."