Armenian found guilty of healthcare fraud scheme in U.S.

PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian man accused of participating in a $4 million healthcare fraud scheme was found guilty by a federal jury in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. on November 3.

According to The State Journal, federal prosecutors charged Sargis Tadevosyan, 42, with conspiring in a year-long attempted Medicare fraud scheme with Igor Shevchuk, 23 and Arsen Bedzhanyan, 22.

Tadevosyan could face up to 20 years in prison for the conspiracy conviction, a mandatory consecutive sentence of two years for aggravated identity theft and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced Jan. 26.

Bedzhanyan and Shevchuk were charged with using fake IDs to create bank accounts for the fraudulent Kanawha County businesses of ASC Solutions Corp., Attens Reliable Inc., KB Support Group Inc., PowerSource Support Inc., and Mega Plus Solutions Corp. These businesses created approximately $4 million worth of fraudulent claims. The money was later prevented from being paid, however.

Tadevosyan allegedly drove the men down to Charleston to set up the bank accounts.

Bedzhanyan and Shevchuk pleaded guilty in September to aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft in connection to the health care fraud scheme.