A federal jury on March 9 convicted two suburban Philadelphia brothers, Bhaskar and Arun Savani, along with their longtime executive Aleksandra “Ola” Radomiak, of running what prosecutors describe as a decade-long criminal enterprise that looted more than $32 million from Medicaid and used fraudulent visas to recruit and exploit foreign workers. The verdict caps a sprawling, multiagency investigation that followed a 42-count indictment unsealed in January 2023 and tracked alleged billing and immigration abuses across several states. Sentencing is set for July, and the case is drawing attention not only for its eye-popping price tag but also for accusations about how workers were treated along the way.
Jurors found the trio guilty of a long list of offenses, including conspiracy to conduct a racketeering enterprise, visa fraud, health care fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Prosecutors told the court the group leaned on nominee owners and shell companies to keep billing Medicaid even after the Savani Group’s direct contracts were terminated, ultimately pulling in more than $32 million from Pennsylvania Medicaid. U.S. Attorney David Metcalf called it “gratifying to dismantle this crooked enterprise and hold those responsible to account,” per the Department of Justice release.
How prosecutors say the scheme worked
At trial, prosecutors walked jurors through evidence that the Savani Group repeatedly filed falsified H‑1B visa petitions to bring in foreign workers, then demanded kickbacks on salaries from some employees to keep the operation afloat, as described by federal oversight officials. They also laid out a “supervisory billing” practice in which services were billed under credentialed dentists’ National Provider Identifiers, even when work was allegedly performed by uncredentialed clinicians or other staff. According to the HHS Office of Inspector General, the scheme relied on nominee owners, layered corporate transfers and sham entities to hide how Medicaid funds were obtained and moved around.
Sentencing calendar and exposure
The convictions leave the defendants staring at enormous statutory maximum sentences. Bhaskar Savani faces up to 420 years in prison and Arun Savani up to 415 years, while Radomiak faces a significantly lower maximum term. Sentencing hearings are scheduled for July 8 for Bhaskar, July 9 for Arun and July 14 for Aleksandra Radomiak, according to the Department of Justice. Prosecutors have also pointed to civil forfeiture and asset-recovery efforts by the Money Laundering, Narcotics and Forfeiture Section as they move to claw back proceeds for victims and taxpayers.
Local fallout and other defendants
The original indictment swept in roughly a dozen dentists, practice owners and employees, and described a multistate network of about 50 dental practices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Iowa and South Carolina, according to industry reporting and court records. Reporting by the dental trade outlet DrBicuspid notes allegations that the enterprise used nominee owners to secure Medicaid contracts and even implanted prototype dental devices labeled “Not For Human Use” in some patients, injecting a disturbing patient safety angle into a case already centered on fraud. The outlet also recounts that another brother named in the case, Dr. Niranjan Savani, was detained in 2025 after prosecutors said he threatened a member of the prosecution team.
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