MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Karan Gupta, 47, has been convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, multiple counts of wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracy,.
United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced the verdict came after a six-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.
Gupta, a former senior director of data analytics at Optum, Inc., part of UnitedHealth Group, orchestrated a scheme involving an unqualified friend, whom he hired at Optum. The friend drew a salary starting above $100,000 without performing any work for nearly four years. Gupta received more than half of this salary in kickbacks…