Federal investigators indict 5 individuals in $86M Medicare, Medicaid kickback scheme: 5 things to know

Federal investigators arrested five individuals for paying kickbacks in an $86 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme, according to NY Post.

Here are five things to know:

1. Officials charged Aleksandr Pikus, Mark Tsyvin, Maksim Vernik, Denis Satyr and Malvina Yablonskaya with paying kickbacks to bill for procedures deemed unnecessary.

2. The individuals allegedly directed more than $38 million reimbursements on the $86 million in bills through various New York companies. The shell companies claimed to provide consulting, marketing and advertising services.

3. The group conducted the $86 million scheme between 2008 and 2016, and allegedly referred customers to medical clinics in exchange for illegal kickbacks.

4. Federal court papers claim Oleg Dron, a licensed occupation therapist, and Eduard Noykhovich, a licensed physical therapist, co-ran some of the clinics involved in the scheme.

5. The co-conspirators allegedly provided cash to Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries to have unnecessary medical services, the federal papers claim.

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