Boston — A suburban Chicago businessman who prosecutors say helped rip off Medicare with a brace scam has been sentenced to federal prison after a scheme that funneled more than $2 million in fraudulent claims through the health care system.
Kartik Bhatia, 36, of Geneva, Illinois, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to two years in prison after admitting his role in a fraud conspiracy tied to a durable medical equipment company that billed Medicare for braces many patients never needed and never asked for.
The sentence was handed down by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Patti B. Saris after Bhatia was charged in August 2025 with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of making false statements…