Brothers Bhaskar, Niranjan, and Arun Savani and several associates have been convicted in Philadelphia in connection with a massive scheme involving healthcare fraud, racketeering, and immigration violations.
The convictions conclude a long-running investigation led by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania into the Savani Group, a network of dental clinics that operated across multiple states.
Prosecutors said the defendants orchestrated a coordinated scheme that defrauded patients and government healthcare programs of millions of dollars. Authorities said the operation involved fraudulent Medicaid billing, deceptive immigration filings, and financial maneuvers designed to conceal improperly obtained government funds.
Bhaskar Savani, Arun Savani, and several associates — including Aleksandra Radomiak, Sunil Philip, Amen Dhyllon, Vivek Savani, Jon Julian, and others — were originally indicted in January 2023. They faced charges related to conspiracy, healthcare fraud, Medicaid billing fraud, immigration fraud, and other financial crimes.
According to prosecutors, the Savani Group operated through a network of clinics that were repeatedly opened, renamed, or reorganized in order to conceal fraudulent activity. The practice allowed the organization to continue billing government healthcare programs while shifting operations and patient records between offices to avoid detection.
Federal authorities said the scheme was structured to maintain the flow of government reimbursements while disguising fraudulent billing practices.
“As proven at trial, the brothers Bhaskar Savani and Arun Savani built a complex criminal enterprise that amassed millions of dollars through multiple fraud schemes,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said in a statement.
Bhaskar Savani, a trained dentist, oversaw the clinical side of the organization while Arun Savani handled the group’s finances. Prosecutors said the two played key roles in orchestrating long-running efforts to enrich themselves through fraudulent billing and deceptive business practices.
United States Attorney David Metcalf said investigators had to unravel an extensive web of sham medical entities and fraudulent billing practices to build the case.
“This sprawling investigation and prosecution meant untangling a complex web of fraudulent billing practices and sham medical entities,” Metcalf said. “Our office worked with numerous state and federal partner agencies to unravel and prove the multiple healthcare fraud schemes at the heart of this operation.”
Metcalf added that healthcare fraud and abuse cost taxpayers billions of dollars each year and divert vital resources away from legitimate patient care.
Investigators also found that the group marketed and used experimental dental devices that were sometimes mislabeled. In some cases, implants marked “Not for Human Use” were allegedly placed into patients.
Authorities said the case also involved immigration fraud tied to the recruitment of foreign workers.
Prosecutors said the Savani brothers submitted false H-1B visa petitions to bring workers from India to the United States. Officials alleged the scheme allowed the group to employ lower-cost workers who were more likely to comply with the operation’s practices while avoiding hiring American dentists who might have questioned or reported the activity.
Anthony Tortora, resident agent in charge at the Diplomatic Security Service’s Philadelphia office, said visa fraud undermines the integrity of the legal immigration system.
“Visa fraud undermines our legal immigration system and often victimizes those seeking legitimate opportunities in the United States,” Tortora said. “This conviction sends a clear message that such fraud will not be tolerated.”
Federal officials said the investigation involved multiple state and federal agencies working together to dismantle what prosecutors described as a complex criminal enterprise operating within the healthcare system.
