Two Connecticut men have been arrested and charged in connection with a scheme to defraud the Medicaid program by impersonating a physician. Sultan Quraishi, age 83, of Glastonbury, and owner of Silver Lane Medical Group and Stafford Medical Group, and Mohammad Siddiqui, age 61, of South Windsor, were arrested on January 22, 2026. An investigation showed that from January 8, 2021, through March 13, 2025, the defendants conspired to misrepresent Siddiqui as a physician, placing patients at significant risk. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Quraishi, a practicing physician, hired Siddiqui at Silver Lane Medical Group, located in East Hartford. Quraishi hired Siddiqui despite knowing that Siddiqui did not have the proper medical license. Siddiqui performed services with the full knowledge, agreement, and aid of Quraishi. The services he wrongfully participated in included, but were not limited to, injections, physical examinations, and prescribing medications. While these unlicensed practices occurred, Quraishi then billed the state Medicaid system for these fraudulent services as if he performed them himself.