(Rocky Hill, CT) – 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, was arrested on January 22, 2026, and charged with Health Insurance Fraud in the First Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-442, Conspiracy to Commit Health Insurance Fraud in the First Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-48 and § 53-442, Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-122(a)(3), Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-48 and § 53a-122(a)(3), and nine counts of Conspiracy to Commit Violation of License Requirements, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-48 and § 20-9.
Mohammad Siddiqui, age 61, of South Windsor, was arrested on January 22, 2026, and charged with Health Insurance Fraud in the First Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-442, Conspiracy to Commit Health Insurance Fraud in the First Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-48 and § 53-442, Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-122(a)(3), Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-48 and § 53a-122(a)(3), nine counts of Violation of License Requirements, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 20-9 and nine counts of Conspiracy to Commit Violation of License Requirements, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-48 and § 20-9.
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.
Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community, Health Insurance Fraud, Identity Theft and Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft are classified as B felonies and punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Violation of Licensing Requirements and Conspiracy to Commit Violation of Licensing Requirements are classified as D felonies and punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
The case was investigated and will be prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney. The Unit is grateful for the assistance of the Department of Social Services Office of Quality Assurance, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Attorney General, and the Meriden Police Department.
The Connecticut Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $2,612,588 for the fiscal year of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $870,858 for the same fiscal year, is funded by the State of Connecticut.
Anyone with knowledge of suspected fraud or abuse in the public healthcare system is asked to contact the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney at (860) 258-5986.