Ismael Iyaye

In April 2010, Ismael Iyaye, Tom Henderson Alabraba, and their co-conspirators were indicted on charges of conspiracy, health care fraud, and identify theft.

From approximately July 2004 to November 2009, Iyaye, Alabraba, and others allegedly defrauded the Medicare program by billing Medicare more than $8.5 million for reimbursement for durable medical equipment that was either never provided, not legally prescribed, or not medically necessary.

Iyaye was reported to be president of United Medical Services and co-owner of Central Medical, Inc. Alabraba was reportedly president of Tal-MED. All three were durable medical equipment supply companies in the Kansas City, Kansas area. According to the indictment, Iyaye, Alabraba, and others would fraudulently use the stolen identity of physicians in order to submit claims for equipment for beneficiaries whom the physicians had never seen. The companies would either not provide the equipment or would provide a relatively inexpensive piece of equipment compared to the cost of the equipment billed to Medicare.

Iyaye, Alabraba, and their co-conspirators would allegedly share beneficiary information in order to submit additional Medicare billings.

One of Iyaye and Alabraba's co-conspirators has pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit health care Fraud and health care Fraud. Another is awaiting trial.

Authorities believe that Iyaye may be residing in Nigeria. Alabraba's whereabouts are unknown; he was last reported to be in Katy, Texas.