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Illinois Laboratory Owner Charged in $66M COVID-19 Testing Fraud Scheme

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Illinois returned an indictment yesterday charging Rajesh “Raj” Patel, 52, of Schaumburg, Illinois, with a $66.2 million fraud scheme in which Patel allegedly billed for hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 tests that were never performed.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:Oct. 20, 2026, 1:10 p.m.
  • Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
  • Enforcement Types:
    • COVID-19,
    • Criminal and Civil Actions