Zafar Mehmood, a 45 year old man from the Detroit area, was ordered by federal judges to be detained pending the outcome of his current Medicare Fraud Case, which alleges over $30 million in fraudulent claims.

Mehmood is charged with billing Medicare for many unneeded procedures and in many cases procedures that were never actually provided to the patient. In addition he is alleged to have laundered money through several other companies, with much of it ending up in personal accounts and some being taken to Pakistan.

In addition to fraudulent procedures, he is also accused of using kickbacks to people who recruit Medicare patients.

The Federal Judge, Mona Majzoub, decided that Mehmood not only presented a flight risk, but also might potentially try to intimidate witnesses, so ordered Mehmood be arrested awaiting the outcome of his criminal case.

Mehmood owned several home health companies, including Access Care Home Care, Inc., On Healing Home Care Inc., All State Home Care Inc., and Patient Care home Care, Inc, which all dealt with home medical equipment and home medical procedures. These, as well as several other locations were searched by Federal Agents after search warrants were issued, as well as taking control of 31 bank accounts and the suspension of Medicare Payments to sixteen different health care providers.

Mehmood, who is alleged to be the leader of the $30 million medicare fraud scheme will face trial, along with a number of other co-conspirators.