2026 Health Care Fraud Takedown: Two Chicago-Area Men Charged in $240M Covid-Test and $75M Medicaid Schemes

Case from 2026 (U.S. Attorney's Office release: June 23, 2026). Published on Scammers.com Oct. 16, 2026; case status is current as of that date.

Update, Oct. 19, 2026: Daniel Robinson's case has moved past the complaint stage. The court docket (No. 1:26-cr-00307) shows he was arraigned on July 21, 2026, and that an order setting conditions of release was entered July 22 [7]. The Chicago Tribune reported on July 22, 2026, that after the criminal complaint a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Robinson with health care fraud and money laundering (described by the paper as "three counts of health care fraud and money laundering"), that he pleaded not guilty, and that a magistrate judge released him on a $150,000 unsecured bond [6]. Our Oct. 16 status entry, which described him as charged by complaint only, was out of date. Robinson remains presumed innocent.

Two Chicago-area men were charged in federal court in Chicago as part of the Justice Department's 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced June 23, 2026 [1]. One is accused of helping laboratories collect about $240 million from Medicare for Covid-19 test kits that were never requested or delivered. The other is accused of billing Illinois Medicaid for behavioral health counseling that was never provided.

Important: Both men are charged only and are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Amirali Bhimani: Covid-19 test kits and AI-generated "consent" calls

According to the criminal information as summarized by prosecutors [1]:

1. Selling patient data: Bhimani allegedly sold Medicare beneficiary information to laboratories so they could bill Medicare for over-the-counter Covid-19 test kits.
2. Fake recordings: He and others allegedly gave one or more laboratories fake recordings of phone calls in which beneficiaries supposedly agreed to receive the kits. The source of the recordings allegedly told Bhimani they were generated with artificial intelligence.
3. Scale: Laboratories billed Medicare about $342 million for kits that beneficiaries did not consent to or receive, and Medicare paid about $240 million, all in less than six months, according to the charges.

Amirali Bhimani, 42, Naperville, Ill.: charged in a criminal information with three counts of health care fraud. The case is prosecuted by Trial Attorney Kelly M. Warner of the Justice Department's Midwest Strike Force [1]. The information is posted by the U.S. Attorney's Office [2].

Daniel Robinson: Medicaid billing for therapy that allegedly never happened

According to the criminal complaint as summarized by prosecutors [1]:

1. The company: Robinson is founder and CEO of ODA Solutions Inc., which the complaint describes as a methadone clinic in Oak Lawn, Illinois [3].
2. Billing: Since January 2024, ODA Solutions allegedly billed Illinois Medicaid more than $92 million and was paid about $75 million.
3. Fake records: Robinson allegedly directed others to create fake medical records and bill for counseling that was not provided, including for beneficiaries who had died.
4. Where the money went: He allegedly moved about $45 million to brokerage and business accounts and spent more than $7 million on luxury items including real estate, vehicles, jewelry and a yacht.

Daniel Robinson, 51, Palos Park, Ill.: charged in a criminal complaint with one count of health care fraud and one count of money laundering. The case is prosecuted by Trial Attorney Sarah Finch of the Midwest Strike Force and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristin Pinkston [1].

Update, Oct. 19, 2026: According to the Chicago Tribune, Robinson was arrested at a Miami airport in June and was later indicted by a federal grand jury on health care fraud and money laundering charges; court records show he pleaded not guilty. On July 22, 2026, U.S. Magistrate Judge Albert Berry III found insufficient evidence that he was a flight risk and released him on a $150,000 unsecured bond, with his mother and wife as third-party custodians, over prosecutors' objection to the bond being unsecured. Prosecutors told the court Robinson had withdrawn nearly $3 million that remained unaccounted for and intended to flee to Brazil; his lawyer called that "nothing more than rank speculation" [6]. The public docket confirms an arraignment on July 21 and a detention hearing and order setting conditions of release on July 22, 2026 [7]. No trial date or plea agreement has been reported in the sources we reviewed as of Oct. 19, 2026.

The national takedown

Nationwide, the 2026 takedown brought charges against 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, in schemes involving more than $6.5 billion in alleged false claims, according to the release [1]. The Chicago cases were investigated with HHS-OIG and the FBI, with help from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

Red flags

• Test kits, braces or supplies you never ordered arriving in your name, or appearing on your Medicare Summary Notice.
• Calls asking you to "confirm" your Medicare number for free supplies.
• Explanation of benefits statements listing counseling sessions you never attended.

What to do if you're targeted

1. Read your Medicare Summary Notice or Medicaid plan statements and report charges you don't recognize.
2. Never give your Medicare number to unsolicited callers.
3. Report suspected fraud to HHS-OIG at oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud or 1-800-HHS-TIPS (1-800-447-8477).

Case status (as of Oct. 19, 2026)

Table updated Oct. 19, 2026; originally published as of Oct. 16, 2026.

Defendant	Court	Status as of Oct. 19, 2026	Source
Amirali Bhimani, 42, Naperville, Ill.	N.D. Ill.	Charged by information with three counts of health care fraud (announced June 23, 2026); no later outcome found in public sources as of Oct. 19, 2026	[1], [2], [4]
Daniel Robinson, 51, Palos Park, Ill.	N.D. Ill.	Indicted (health care fraud, money laundering) after June 2026 complaint, per Chicago Tribune; arraigned July 21, 2026, and pleaded not guilty; released July 22, 2026, on $150,000 unsecured bond; no trial date reported as of Oct. 19, 2026. Presumed innocent. (Oct. 16 entry listed him as charged by complaint only.)	[1], [3], [6], [7]

A complaint, information or indictment is an accusation, not evidence of guilt.

Sources

1. U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, "United States Attorney Andrew S. Boutros Announces Charges Against Two Chicago-Area Defendants as Part of Department of Justice's National Healthcare Fraud Takedown," June 23, 2026. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/united-states-attorney-andrew-s-boutros-announces-charges-against-two-chicago-area
2. Criminal information, United States v. Amirali Bhimani (N.D. Ill.). https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/media/1449071/dl?inline=
3. Criminal complaint, United States v. Daniel Robinson (N.D. Ill.). https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/media/1449066/dl?inline=
4. Daily Herald, "Naperville man faces Medicare fraud charges," June 23, 2026. https://www.dailyherald.com/20260623/crime/naperville-man-faces-medicare-fraud-charges/
5. NBC Chicago, "Oak Lawn clinic owner used fraud scheme to buy yacht, cars, jewelry, feds say." https://www.nbcchicago.com/local-2/suburban-methadone-clinic-owner-used-millions-in-medicaid-fraud-scheme-to-buy-yacht-cars-jewelry-feds-say/3952689/
6. Jason Meisner, "Bond granted for drug clinic operator accused of stealing millions, buying yacht called 'Butt Nekkid'," Chicago Tribune, July 22, 2026. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/22/oak-lawn-methadone-clinic-owner/
7. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, docket, United States v. Robinson, No. 1:26-cr-00307 (via CourtListener), accessed Oct. 19, 2026. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73514943/united-states-v-robinson/

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