Jason M. Frierson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada
The former Chief Executive Officer of Silver State Health Services, LLC, a not-for-profit federally qualified health center, appeared in court today on charges of embezzling over $2 million in federal grant money. The funds were intended to provide healthcare items, benefits, and services to indigent persons in Las Vegas.
The superseding indictment alleges that from June 2019 through April 2022, David Ryan Linden, 36, who served as the CEO of Silver State Health Services (SSHS), and Rich Kiran Saga, 53, a real estate investor associated with SSHS, conspired to steal money from SSHS. This included federal grant money meant for employee salaries. The defendants allegedly funneled these funds into bank accounts they controlled and used the stolen money to purchase commercial real estate properties.
SSHS operated as a Federally Qualified Community Health Center in Nevada and received federal grant money from the Health Resources and Services Administration under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
A federal grand jury returned a 13-count superseding indictment on May 13, 2025. It charged Linden and Saga each with one count of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States; six counts of federal program theft; one count of conspiracy to violate Sections 1956 and 1957; two counts of money laundering; two counts of money transactions in criminally derived property; and one count of false document.
Saga was arrested on May 14, 2025, and arraigned on May 15. A jury trial is scheduled for December 2, 2025, before United States District Judge Jennifer Dorsey.
If convicted, both Linden and Saga face a maximum statutory penalty of up to 121 months in prison. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge after considering U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada announced the case details. The investigation was conducted jointly by the FBI and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. Assistant United States Attorneys Steven Myhre and Justin Washburne are prosecuting the case.
It is important to note that an indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
