A federal indictment charges Anar Rustamov, a 38-year-old Azerbaijani national, with health care fraud tied to a Medicare Advantage scheme.

The claims were submitted without the beneficiaries’ authorization, and the listed referring providers did not approve them.

The scheme allegedly filed thousands of fraudulent claims totaling more than $90 million for medical equipment such as blood glucose monitors and orthotic braces.

Rustamov allegedly operated Dublin Helping Hand to submit these fraudulent claims between October 2024 and June 2025.

If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison and fines up to $250,000 per violation.

The investigation was led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, underscoring ongoing efforts to combat fraud in federal health care programs.

Rustamov may have entered the United States illegally and remains at large.