Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack, alongside Acting U.S. Attorneys Michael P. Drescher of Vermont and Craig M. Wolff of Maine, announced a significant enforcement action targeting health care fraud in New England. This effort involves collaboration between the Districts of New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine with the New England Strike Force.
The Strike Force has charged six individuals for unrelated allegations involving conspiracies to defraud state and federal programs like NH Medicaid and Medicare, totaling over $14 million. These charges are part of the Department of Justice’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
Among those charged is Erik Alonso from Miami, accused of submitting fraudulent claims to NH Medicaid despite being barred from billing federally funded health care programs after a previous conviction in 2015. Prosecutors allege that Alonso exploited a psychotherapy patient for personal tasks while working at a telehealth provider in Laconia, New Hampshire.
In another case, Leo Anzivino Jr., from Teaticket, Massachusetts, faces charges related to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and money laundering involving over $6 million in Medicare funds through his role as straw owner of Advanced Medical Supply.
Manthan Rohit Shah from Mumbai is accused of misbranding prescription medication and conspiring to import controlled substances into the U.S., using Company-1 based in India to distribute potentially dangerous drugs without valid prescriptions.
Evelyn Herrera from Florida allegedly engaged in a scheme to obtain $6.5 million fraudulently through Merida Medical Supplies Inc., submitting false claims for unnecessary medical equipment to Medicare.
Donald Jani from Maharashtra is charged with fraudulently obtaining approximately $1.9 million by using stolen identities for billing Medicare through CSS Pain Relief Inc., while Joseph Dobie from Lewiston faces identity theft-related charges connected with Medicaid and SNAP benefits.
Additionally, Operation Gold Rush led by the New England Strike Force supported a nationwide investigation resulting in charges against 19 defendants linked to an alleged $10.6 billion health care fraud scheme.
The national crackdown has led to criminal charges against 324 defendants for their involvement in schemes amounting to over $14.6 billion in intended loss across various districts including seizures worth over $245 million.
The investigations involved multiple agencies including the FBI; Department of Health and Human Services; FDA Office of Criminal Investigations; IRS Criminal Investigation; and Defense Criminal Investigative Service under DOJ Fraud Section Assistant Chief Kevin Lowell’s leadership.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in court.
