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Former Loretto Hospital CFO and lab owner charged in COVID-19 testing fraud scheme

Anosh Ahmed and Mohamed Sirajudeen face charges in a scheme that allegedly defrauded the federal government of hundreds of millions of dollars. The case is ongoing and the charges have not been proven.

3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 28, 2026, 10:15 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 28, 2026, 8:06 a.m. ETUpdated Aug 29, 2026, 7:25 p.m. ET
Anosh Ahmed, former CFO of Loretto Hospital, and Mohamed Sirajudeen have been in connection with a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme, according to reports from ABC7 Chicago and the Chicago Sun-Times. The charges were announced on August 29, 2026. The case is at the charging stage and has not been resolved; the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The government alleges that Ahmed schemed to funnel more than $15 million out of Loretto Hospital and defrauded the federal government out of hundreds of millions of dollars in a COVID-19 testing scheme, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. ABC7 Chicago reports that These are allegations and have not been proven in court. is handling the case, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The matter remains undecided.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 29, 2026, 7:23 p.m. ET

    Former Loretto Hospital CFO charged in COVID-19 testing fraud scheme

    Anosh Ahmed, the former chief financial officer of Loretto Hospital, has been charged in a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme, according to abc7chicago.com and the Chicago Sun-Times. The charges were announced on August 29, 2026. Ahmed and Mohamed Sirajudeen were charged in connection with the scheme, which allegedly involved scamming the federal government out of roughly $200 million and funneling more than $15 million out of Loretto Hospital, as reported by both outlets.

    The government's allegations, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, claim Ahmed schemed to funnel more than $15 million out of Loretto Hospital and defrauded the federal government out of hundreds of millions of dollars. ABC7 Chicago reported that Ahmed allegedly used patient data linked to COVID testing to seek money from the federal government. The case is being prosecuted by U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

    The charges are allegations, and Ahmed and Sirajudeen are presumed innocent unless proven guilty. The case remains undecided, and no trial date has been set. The specific terms of any potential plea or resolution have not been detailed in the reports.

  2. Aug 28, 2026, 10:15 p.m. ETFirst report

    Former Loretto Hospital CFO and lab owner charged in COVID-19 testing fraud scheme

    Anosh Ahmed, a former CFO of Loretto Hospital, and Mohamed Sirajudeen have been charged in connection with an alleged COVID-19 testing fraud scheme, according to ABC7 Chicago. The charges were announced on August 29, 2026.

    Prosecutors allege that Ahmed used patient data linked to COVID-19 testing to seek money from the federal government. The case is at the charging stage and has not been resolved; the matter remains undecided. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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