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Lab Owner Charged in $66.2 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud

A federal grand jury in Illinois has indicted laboratory owner Rajesh Patel over an alleged $66.2 million COVID-19 testing fraud scheme.

Prosecutors allege that hundreds of thousands of fake PCR test results were submitted to obtain government funds, with approximately $4.41 million paid out. Patel faces five counts of wire fraud and could face up to 20 years in prison per count if convicted