SAN FRANCISCO, California — An Azerbaijani national has been indicted for allegedly orchestrating a large-scale fraud scheme targeting Medicare Advantage funds, according to the United States Attorney’s Office.
Anar Rustamov, a 38-year-old formerly of Sunnyvale, California, was charged with health care fraud by a federal grand jury. The indictment accuses Rustamov of submitting thousands of fraudulent claims for medical equipment, such as blood glucose monitors and orthotic braces, totaling more than $90 million. These claims were allegedly made through an entity Rustamov created, Dublin Helping Hand, from October 2024 through June 2025, targeting Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) offering Medicare Part C benefit plans.
The indictment claims that the equipment was neither provided nor needed by patients, and the listed medical provider did not authorize the claims. The patients were reportedly unaware of the submissions. Rustamov is currently at large…