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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — United Memorial Medical Center, or UMMC, was forced to pay the government more than $2 million in arrears last year for overcharging it for COVID-19 testing.
Now, just weeks later, the hospital’s leader has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison following a plea deal related to fraud that originated in 2010.
Syed Mohiuddin’s LinkedIn page says he’s the hospital’s founder, but this indictment doesn’t mention UMMC.
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There is also a co-defendant, but that individual’s name is redacted from the record.
The indictment alleges that Mohiuddin and his co-defendant received an $8 million loan under false pretenses in April 2010.
It said they claimed to be part of a company to get that loan but weren’t a part of said business.
Mohiuddin was charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, involvement in financial transactions stemming from specific illegal activities, and bank fraud when the indictment was issued in 2018.
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit cord fraud.
Mohiuddin will have to spend 21 months in federal prison, be supervised for 3 years after his release, and pay more than $11 million in restitution.
Other documents similar to the case also implicate that Mohiuddin was involved in “numerous fraudulent loan transactions. “
At this point, it is still being determined if any of the UMMC locations are still operational.
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