Ahsan Qureshi, 47, a Pakistani national who owned and operated Portland-based Northwest Diagnostic Labs, was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport while attempting to board a one-way flight to Dubai.
A federal indictment unsealed Monday charges Qureshi with 14 counts of healthcare fraud, money laundering, and identity theft. Prosecutors allege that between 2021 and 2025, Qureshi billed Medicare approximately $46 million for diagnostic tests — including genetic cancer screening and cardiovascular panels — that were never performed.
The scheme allegedly involved paying telemedicine doctors $200 per signed order, often using stolen patient identities. Many of the 'patients' were unaware their names were being used. Qureshi used the proceeds to purchase real estate in Oregon, Arizona, and Pakistan, as well as a 2023 Ferrari.
Fugitive apprehension efforts
The FBI had been monitoring Qureshi for three weeks before his arrest. He had liquidated several assets and obtained a Pakistani passport under a different name. 'This was a sophisticated effort to flee justice,' said FBI Special Agent in Charge Kieran Ramsey.
If convicted, Qureshi faces up to 20 years per fraud count and 10 years per money laundering count. A detention hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
This was a sophisticated effort to flee justice. But we were watching, and he will now face the consequences of defrauding American taxpayers.
The government has frozen approximately $12 million in Qureshi's U.S. bank accounts and seized the Ferrari. His Oregon medical license has been summarily suspended.
