A Canton, Massachusetts man has admitted to participating in a scheme that defrauded Medicare of more than $4 million by submitting claims for unnecessary durable medical equipment. Krishna Gidwani, 55, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in federal court in Boston. Sentencing is scheduled for November 6, 2025, before U.S. Senior District Court Judge Patti B. Saris.
Gidwani was charged in June 2025. According to authorities, he worked with Raju Sharma and other co-conspirators to run a company that paid telemarketing firms for orders of orthotic devices such as ankle, wrist, knee, and back braces. The equipment was often sent to Medicare beneficiaries who did not need or want the items. In many cases, doctors whose signatures appeared on the orders had not treated the beneficiaries or prescribed the devices.
Sharma has also agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud for his role in the operation. His plea hearing is set for September 26, 2025.
This prosecution is part of the Department of Justice’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The coordinated law enforcement action brought charges against 324 defendants nationwide accused of schemes involving over $14.6 billion in intended losses and more than 15 million pills of illegally diverted controlled substances. Authorities report that these defendants targeted programs designed for elderly and disabled individuals and that the government has seized over $245 million in cash and assets connected with these crimes (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/national-health-care-fraud-takedown-results-charges-against-324-individuals-including-doctors).
The charge carries a maximum sentence of up to ten years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine up to $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense.
“United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division; and Roberto Coviello, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General made the announcement today.”
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lauren A. Graber and Sarah B. Hoefle are prosecuting the case.
