Grayslake Man Shawn Bashir Charged With $17.3 Million in Bogus Children's Therapy Claims

Case from 2025 (U.S. Attorney's Office release: Sept. 16, 2025). Published on Scammers.com Oct. 16, 2026; case status is current as of that date.

Shawn Bashir, 39, of Grayslake, Illinois, has been indicted on charges that he created fake companies offering early intervention therapy for children and billed a private insurer about $17.3 million for therapy that was never provided, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced Sept. 16, 2025 [1]. The insurer paid at least $1.4 million, according to the indictment.

Important: Bashir is charged only. He has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

How the alleged scheme worked

According to the indictment as summarized by prosecutors [1]:

1. Fictitious providers: Bashir allegedly created entities called Success for Kids and Growing Kids Therapy that supposedly provided early intervention services to children.
2. False claims: From 2019 to 2025, he allegedly submitted or caused claims to a private insurer for therapy that was never provided.
3. Scale: The claims totaled about $17.3 million, and the insurer paid at least $1.4 million.

He is also charged with aggravated identity theft, a charge that involves allegedly using another person's identifying information during a felony [1].

The person charged

Shawn Bashir, 39, Grayslake, Ill. [1]

• Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, assigned to U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis.
• Charges: eight counts of health care fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft.
• Plea: not guilty at arraignment on Sept. 12, 2025, the day the indictment was unsealed; a status hearing was set for Nov. 12, 2025.
• Investigation: FBI Chicago, the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General and the Labor Department's Employee Benefits Security Administration; prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Irene Hickey Sullivan.

Prosecutors said this was the first indictment returned by the Chicago U.S. Attorney's Office's new Healthcare Fraud Section [1].

Red flags

• Insurance statements showing therapy for your child from a provider you've never heard of.
• Requests for your child's insurance details from people offering "free" developmental screenings.
• A provider with no physical office or licensed therapists you can verify.

What to do if you're targeted

1. Review explanation-of-benefits statements for every family member, including children.
2. Report unfamiliar claims to your insurer or employer health plan, and to the FBI at tips.fbi.gov.
3. Employer plan members can contact the Labor Department's EBSA at askebsa.dol.gov.

Case status (as of Oct. 16, 2026)

Defendant	Court	Status as of Oct. 16, 2026	Source
Shawn Bashir, 39, Grayslake, Ill.	N.D. Ill. (Judge Ellis)	Indicted (8 counts health care fraud, 2 counts aggravated identity theft); pleaded not guilty Sept. 12, 2025; no later outcome found in public sources as of Oct. 16, 2026	[1], [2]

An indictment is an accusation, not evidence of guilt.

Sources

1. U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, "Suburban Chicago Man Indicted on Federal Healthcare Fraud Charges," Sept. 16, 2025. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/suburban-chicago-man-indicted-federal-healthcare-fraud-charges
2. Patch, "Grayslake Man Created Fake Healthcare Business, Submitted $17.3M In Insurance Claims: Feds." https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/grayslake-man-created-fake-healthcare-business-submitted-17-3m-insurance-claims

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