(The Center Square) – A man accused of orchestrating a $547 million Medicare fraud scheme through diagnostic laboratories in Louisiana and other states has been captured overseas and returned to the United States after nearly four years as a fugitive, federal officials said Tuesday.
Khalid Ahmed Satary was captured Monday and transported back to the United States on Tuesday. The Department of Justice is expected to release additional details about his capture.
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