A Sunnyvale man was one of three Bay Area residents arrested for allegedly bilking the federal healthcare system of millions of dollars. According to federal prosecutors, Sevendik Huseynov, a 47-year-old national of Azerbaijan who lived in Sunnyvale, was arrested on June 26.
Federal prosecutors say he operated Vonyes, Inc. and submitted more than 7,200 claims for durable medical equipment (DME) to at least eight Medicare Advantage Organizations, totaling over $137 million.
“Certain of the purported beneficiaries contacted by law enforcement were not aware of the DME prescriptions and did not need the prescribed DME,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. “The complaint also alleges that a healthcare provider listed as a referring physician on many billing claims had never prescribed DME supplied by Vonyes and that the patients listed on those claims were not his patients.”…