Zakia Khan pleaded guilty to orchestrating a fraudulent scheme that defrauded Medicaid of over $68 million through her adult day care centers in Brooklyn. She admitted to conspiring to commit health care fraud and pay illegal kickbacks. Khan and her associates bribed Medicaid recipients to attend her facilities, billed for unnecessary services, and paid kickbacks for participation. As a result of her plea, Khan agreed to forfeit $5 million and faces a potential sentence of 15 years in prison.
Between October 2017 and July 2024, Khan and her associates bribed Medicaid recipients to attend her day care centers, billed Medicaid for services that were either unnecessary or never provided, and paid kickbacks to ensure continued participation.
Zakia Khan, the owner of two Brooklyn-based adult day care centers-Happy Family Social Adult Day Care Center and Family Social Adult Day Care Center-admitted to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to pay and receive illegal health care kickbacks.
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