United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian announced criminal charges against an individual for perpetrating a large-scale fraud targeting federal health care funds distributed through the Medicare Advantage program.

Anar Rustamov, a national of Azerbaijan who appears to have entered the United States illegally, was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with health care fraud for a scheme involving thousands of false claims for medical equipment totaling more than $90 million.

According to the indictment, Rustamov, 38, formerly of Sunnyvale, California and a national of Azerbaijan, was part of a scheme to submit thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicare Advantage Organizations (“MAOs”) on behalf of unsuspecting beneficiaries for medical equipment such as blood glucose monitors and orthotic braces.  

The indictment alleges that Rustamov, from October 2024 through June 2025, executed a scheme through an entity Rustamov created, Dublin Helping Hand, to submit large volumes of claims to MAOs offering Medicare Part C benefit plans.  The indictment alleges the scheme sought reimbursement of more than $90 million for medical equipment that was not provided, not needed by patients, and not authorized by a medical provider.  The listed patients were unaware that Rustamov and others were submitting the claims, and the referring medical provider listed on the submissions did not authorize the claims, according to the indictment.  The defendant is at large.

Rustamov remains at large (a fugitive). No arrests have been reported, and authorities are seeking him.

This appears to be a standalone case based on available public information, with no named co-conspirators or additional arrests announced as of March 23, 2026. Details come primarily from the official DOJ press release and contemporaneous reporting; no public court docket or full indictment text is yet widely available beyond these summaries.

United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian added that when “the Administration declared a War on Fraud, it meant to target exactly this kind of conduct. Rustamov participated in a scheme to steal nearly $100 million in taxpayer funds from a program intended to help those who truly need medical care.”

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Maya Karwande with the assistance of Lynette Dixon.  The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.