Habroon Habib, 29, a citizen of Pakistan and lawful permanent resident of the US residing in Middletown, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with offenses stemming from an alleged healthcare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment (DME). It is alleged that Habib and Around the World Solutions LLC, a company he formed in January 2025, and others, engaged in a healthcare fraud scheme to defraud the Medicare Advantage program through the submission of fraudulent claims for DME, specifically orthotics, that were never provided to patients. Between February and June 2025, Around the World Solutions, which had a business address at a shared office space location in Middletown, billed various Medicare Advantage plan sponsors for orthotics purportedly provided to more than 400 Medicare beneficiaries around the US, none of whom resided in Connecticut. The beneficiaries did not ask for, or receive, the orthotics.
It is further alleged that Habib engaged in unlawful financial transactions involving proceeds of the scheme. In February 2025, Habib opened a checking account in the name of Around the World Solutions. Between March 12 and May 14, 2025, approximately $680,000 in checks from Medicare Advantage plan sponsors were deposited into the account. During this same two-month period, $425,000 was transferred out of the account via wire transfers to financial institutions in Pakistan. It is alleged that HHS-OIG agents interviewed Habib on July 29, 2025, and informed him of the investigation. On August 21, 2025, investigators learned that Habib was scheduled to fly, using a one-way ticket, from JFK Airport to Pakistan on August 25. Habib was arrested on August 24, 2025.