A man from Canton, Massachusetts, was sentenced in federal court for his involvement in a health care fraud scheme that defrauded Medicare of more than $4 million. Krishna Gidwani, 55, received a sentence of 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay over $3 million in restitution to Medicare.
Gidwani pleaded guilty in August 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Gidwani collaborated with Raju Sharma and other co-conspirators to operate a durable medical equipment (DME) company. The company paid telemarketing firms for orders of orthotic braces such as ankle, wrist, knee, and back braces. Many Medicare beneficiaries neither needed nor wanted these devices. Additionally, doctors whose signatures appeared on the DME orders often had not treated or prescribed the equipment for those beneficiaries.
“This case is part of the Department of Justice’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown – a strategically coordinated, nationwide law enforcement action that resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants for their alleged participation in health care fraud and illegal drug diversion schemes that involved the submission of over $14.6 billion in intended loss and over 15 million pills of illegally diverted controlled substances,” according to the announcement by 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.
“The defendants allegedly defrauded programs entrusted for the care of the elderly and disabled to line their own pockets,” they stated. “The United States has seized over $245 million in cash, luxury vehicles and other assets in connection with the takedown.”
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lauren A. Graber and Sarah B. Hoefle prosecuted the case.