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Foreign Medical Student Found Guilty In Home Health Fraud Scheme

HOUSTON – A federal jury in Houston has convicted a 65-year-old Houston resident for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury deliberated for approximately three hours before convicting Abudul Audu Azia Ozigi following a three-day trial. At trial, co-conspirator Margaret Arise testified that she owned numerous home health agencies in the Houston Area. She admitted she hired Ozigi to act in the role of a physician to see patients in their homes. Ozigi did not have a license to practice medicine in the United States and was also not under the supervision of a physician when he treated patients.

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Action Details

  • Date:October 7, 2022
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions