{
  "id": 11183442,
  "title": "California men allegedly billed Medicare $3.5m through fake medical firms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/california-men-allegedly-billed-medicare-3-5m-through-fake-medical",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/two-california-men-allegedly-created-medical-equipment-companies-with-no-storefronts-or-warehouses-billed-medicare-for-3-5-million-and-switched-to-a-new-company-whenever-fraud-checks-began-denying-the-old-ones-claims/articleshow/134616069.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nouman Mustafa and Mohsin Khan have been charged with healthcare fraud for filing false claims to Medicare through fictitious businesses that lacked physical locations for medical supplies. They reportedly sourced personal data from legitimate Medicare beneficiaries via foreign contacts. To avoid detection, they frequently changed company identities, leading to arrests after a federal probe,…",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}