# Fraud and sentencing in United States and Saudi Arabia

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/fraud-and-sentencing-in-united-states-and-saudi-arabia
> Updated: 2026-10-23T03:49:31.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Legal proceedings have addressed various fraud schemes involving healthcare, recruitment, and workers’ compensation. 

In the United States, Mohsin Khan and Nouman Mustafa were indicted for a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme involving shell companies and the fraudulent submission of over $3.5 million in claims for medical equipment. Additionally, Dr. Steven Powell was sentenced to prison for a scheme involving approximately 1,400 Medicare claims for medical braces totaling over $1.9 million. In a separate domestic case, former New York City Department of Correction officer Jovanny Concepcion received probation and home detention for fraudulent workers’ compensation claims totaling over $200,000.

In Saudi Arabia, Ghulam Zulfiqar Ali received a 41-year prison sentence for a recruitment scam. Ali used forged credentials to send 92 Pakistani nurses to Saudi Arabia under a “Nurse Highly Qualified” visa category for which they were unqualified, while also extorting fees from the nurses themselves.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-23: Federal fraud cases result in prison and probation sentences

Two individuals were sentenced in federal court for fraud: a former New Hampshire medical chief received prison time for a Medicare brace scheme, and a former NYC correction officer received probation for fake'

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/federal-fraud-cases-result-in-prison-and-probation-sentences

### 2026-09-30: Fraud schemes involving Pakistani nationals lead to indictments and prison sentences

Two distinct fraud cases involving Pakistani nationals have emerged: a $3.5 million Medicare fraud scheme in the US and a massive nursing recruitment scam in Saudi Arabia resulting in a 41-year prison sentence.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/fraud-schemes-involving-pakistani-nationals-lead-to-indictments-and-prison-sentences

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