Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A man from Geneva, Illinois has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded Medicare of more than $2 million. Kartik Bhatia, 36, received the sentence from U.S. Senior District Court Judge Patti B. Saris in federal court in Boston.
Bhatia was charged in August 2025 with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of making false statements. Prosecutors said he worked with Raju Sharma and other co-conspirators to run a durable medical equipment (DME) company that paid telemarketing firms for orders of orthotic devices such as ankle, wrist, knee, and back braces.
Authorities found that many Medicare beneficiaries did not need or want the braces they received. In addition, doctors whose signatures appeared on the DME orders often had not treated the beneficiaries or prescribed the equipment. After federal officials suspended payments to Bhatia’s original DME company, he opened a new business that continued the same fraudulent practices.
"United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Roberto Coviello, Special Agent in Charge, Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General; and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement today." "Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lauren Graber and Sarah Hoefle of the Criminal Division prosecuted the case."
