US Indicts Nigerian in Massive $14.6 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted a Nigerian national, Olatunbosun Osukoya, as part of a sweeping federal crackdown on healthcare fraud schemes that have cost the U.S. government an estimated $14.6 billion in intended losses.

Osukoya, a 67-year-old resident of Plano, Texas, was named among 324 individuals, including nearly 100 licensed medical professionals, charged in what the DOJ described as the 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The coordinated operation spanned 50 federal districts and 12 State Attorneys General’s Offices

According to a DOJ statement released on Thursday, Osukoya is accused of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud through the operations of his company, Ayo Biometrics, LLC, also known as Cambridge Diagnostics.

Federal prosecutors allege that Osukoya submitted over $25 million in fraudulent medical claims to government insurance programs including Medicare and TRICARE. These claims were largely tied to electroencephalogram (EEG) testing that was neither medically necessary nor properly authorized.

The indictment further alleges that Osukoya recruited individuals with valid insurance to undergo these expensive procedures and paid bribes and kickbacks to physicians and other healthcare providers to refer patients to his diagnostic center. To conceal the scheme, false diagnoses were reportedly used to justify services, and illicit payments were disguised as loans, consultation fees, or medical directorships.

The DOJ revealed that Osukoya’s company received over $5 million in payouts from insurers and allegedly disbursed more than $450,000 in illegal kickbacks to collaborators.

If convicted, Osukoya faces significant prison time, with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud carrying a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment under U.S. federal law.

This indictment comes as part of a broader effort by U.S. authorities to curb escalating abuse within its healthcare system. Attorney General Merrick Garland described the crackdown as “one of the largest in the history of the Justice Department,” emphasizing the government’s commitment to holding medical fraudsters accountable.

Meanwhile, Osukoya is expected to face trial in the Northern District of Texas, where the indictment was filed.

His case adds to a growing list of Nigerians facing prosecution abroad for financial crimes, raising renewed concerns about transnational fraud and its impact on the country’s global image.