The U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon announced criminal charges against two defendants as part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. Jahangeer Ali, 34, a citizen of Pakistan, was charged by information with health care fraud for owning Oregon Clinical Laboratory, which submitted fraudulent claims of genetic testing to Medicare Advantage plans resulting in a loss of over $15 million; the beneficiaries and physicians listed had never heard of the lab and the testing was never provided. Mehrdad Gerami, 67, of Coos Bay, Oregon, was charged by information with conspiracy to commit health care fraud for owning and operating Coastal Diagnostic Testing Group and Coastal Diagnostic, which submitted fraudulent claims to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Veterans Health Administration, and private insurance companies for sleep tests allegedly conducted in office when they were conducted at home or not at all, resulting in a loss of at least $2,124,363.41. The charges are part of a nationwide action that resulted in charges against 455 defendants for health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes involving over $6.5 billion in false claims.

WHEN: June 23, 2026 at 4:43 PM
WHERE: Coastal Diagnostic, Coos Bay
SUSPECT: Mehrdad Gerami

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was charged by information with conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with medical sleep study testing resulting in a loss of at least $2,124,363.41. As alleged in the information, Gerami owned and operated Coastal Diagnostic Testing Group and Coastal Diagnostic, both of which engaged in submitting fraudulent claims to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Veterans Health Administration, and private insurance companies for sleep tests allegedly conducted in office when, in fact, they were conducted either at home or not at all. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Huynh.

WHEN: Jun 24, 2026 at 09:50 AM
WHERE: Coastal Diagnostic, Coos Bay, Oregon
SUSPECT: Mehrdad Gerami

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