The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Saturday searched the Illinois headquarters of a nationwide COVID-19 testing firm that’s below federal and state investigation.
“The FBI was conducting court-authorized legislation enforcement exercise in Rolling Meadows yesterday,” Siobhan Johnson, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Chicago workplace, stated to USA As we speak on Sunday.
The check firm, often called the Heart for COVID Management, has acquired over $124 million from the federal authorities as reimbursement for COVID-19 testing. The corporate as soon as operated over 300 areas in 26 states and gathered over 80,000 COVID-19 checks day by day.
However Akbar Syed, 35, and his spouse, Aleya Siyaj, 29, who run the Heart for COVID Management, have drawn consideration by posting pictures and movies on social media showcasing their wealth, together with photographs of two Lamborghinis, a 2018 Ford GT, a Ferrari Enzo and a brand new $1.36 million mansion, per USA As we speak.
The Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Companies has reported a number of “deficiencies” on the labs, that are additionally being investigated by the Illinois Lawyer Common’s Workplace and the Oregon Division of Justice.
Annie Thompson, an Illinois Lawyer Common’s Workplace spokesperson, informed USA As we speak that the lawyer common “is totally dedicated to defending residents from those that try and revenue off of the lethal COVID-19 pandemic,” including the workplace is working with the FBI and different companies.
Final week, the Minnesota Lawyer Common’s Workplace sued the corporate and its main laboratory, Docs Medical Lab, citing issues with fraudulent and misleading practices.
The Hill has reached out to the FBI’s Chicago workplace and to the Heart for COVID Management for remark.
