Georgia – A Marietta laboratory owner is facing both criminal and civil action after Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said his office uncovered alleged false genetic testing claims submitted to the Georgia Medicaid program.
Carr announced earlier this week that the Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division has filed a civil complaint and secured a criminal indictment against Maged Awad, 61, of Marietta. Both actions center on allegations that Awad was connected to genetic testing claims that were false or fraudulent.
The civil complaint names Awad and K&S Clinical Diagnostics Consulting Services, LLC, the clinical laboratory he operated. According to the complaint, the defendants allegedly submitted false claims to Georgia Medicaid from May 2020 through at least June 2024…