Indian-American physician pleads guilty to $2.4 million healthcare fraud scheme

Indian American physician Mona Ghosh pleaded guilty to federal healthcare fraud for billing Medicaid and private insurers for non-existent services through her clinic, Progressive Women's Healthcare. Facing up to ten years per count in federal prison, Ghosh admitted responsibility for over $1.5 million in fraudulent reimbursements. Sentencing is scheduled for October 22, with prosecutors alleging she orchestrated a scheme involving false claims and overstated medical services from 2018 to 2022.