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Agartala, Tripura
Two Indian-origin brothers have been convicted in the United States in connection with a wide-ranging racketeering conspiracy involving multiple fraud schemes, federal officials said.
The brothers, Bhaskar Savani and Arun Savani, were found guilty following a trial in Pennsylvania, according to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Bhaskar Savani, 60, of Ambler, Pennsylvania, was convicted on multiple charges including conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), visa fraud, obstruction of justice, healthcare fraud, money laundering, tax fraud and conspiracy to violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Arun Savani, 58, of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, was also convicted on numerous counts, including conspiracy to violate RICO, visa fraud, obstruction of justice, healthcare fraud, money laundering and tax fraud.
A third defendant, Aleksandra Radomiak, also known as “Ola,” 48, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, was convicted of conspiracy to violate RICO, conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and healthcare fraud.
According to prosecutors, the Savani brothers created a complex criminal enterprise known as the Savani Group, which generated millions of dollars through several fraudulent schemes.
Bhaskar Savani, a dentist by training, allegedly operated dental practices while Arun Savani managed the financial operations of the organisation.
Prosecutors said the brothers orchestrated multiple long-running schemes to enrich themselves, including:
The defendants filed fraudulent H-1B visa applications with the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The scheme allegedly exploited foreign workers, mostly from India, who were dependent on the Savani Group and forced to pay kickbacks from their wages.
After their dental practices were terminated from Medicaid contracts, the defendants allegedly used nominee business owners to obtain new contracts and continued billing Medicaid fraudulently.
Prosecutors said the scheme defrauded Medicaid of more than $30 million.
In another healthcare fraud operation, false bills were submitted to Medicaid using another dentist’s National Provider Identifier (NPI) on dates when that dentist was outside the United States or when procedures were performed by uncredentialed dentists.
Fraud proceeds were allegedly transferred through a complex network of corporate bank accounts controlled by the Savani Group to conceal the origin of the funds and benefit the brothers and their associated businesses.
Prosecutors said the defendants falsely reported business expenses and failed to disclose significant taxable payroll to reduce tax liabilities.
The scheme involved approximately $1.6 million in unreported personal income and $1.1 million in unreported employee income.
Investigators also found that personal expenses—including college tuition payments, property taxes and maintenance costs for their homes—were fraudulently claimed as business expenses.
The defendants were also accused of placing prototype dental implants labeled “Not for Human Use”, which had not been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, into patients without their knowledge or consent.
The defendants are scheduled to be sentenced in July 2026.
Bhaskar Savani faces a statutory maximum sentence of 420 years in prison, while Arun Savani faces up to 415 years in prison, in addition to significant fines.
Radomiak could face up to 40 years in prison.
“This sprawling investigation required untangling a complex web of fraudulent billing practices and sham medical entities,” said David Metcalf.
“Our office worked with numerous state and federal partners to uncover and prove the multiple healthcare fraud schemes at the heart of this operation. Fraud and abuse cost U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars every year and rob the healthcare system of vital resources,” he added.
