By Tiffany Williams –
Two men accused of hijacking the public healthcare system are now facing serious felony charges after investigators say they ran a years-long Medicaid fraud scheme that put patients at risk and taxpayers on the hook.
Sultan Quraishi, 83, of Glastonbury, the owner of Silver Lane Medical Group and Stafford Medical Group, and Mohammad Siddiqui, 61, of South Windsor, were both arrested on January 22, 2026, in connection with an alleged plot to impersonate a physician and illegally bill the state Medicaid program.
According to investigators, this was not a paperwork mistake or a licensing oversight. It was a deliberate scheme.
From January 8, 2021, through March 13, 2025, authorities say Quraishi knowingly hired Siddiqui at Silver Lane Medical Group in East Hartford despite being fully aware that Siddiqui did not have a valid medical license. Even so, Siddiqui allegedly treated patients anyway — conducting physical examinations, administering injections, and prescribing medications — all without legal authority.
While those services were being performed, Quraishi is accused of billing Connecticut’s Medicaid system as if he personally provided the care, disguising the illegal activity and funneling public funds into the operation.
Prosecutors say the arrangement placed patients at significant risk while defrauding a public healthcare program designed to serve vulnerable residents.
Quraishi is charged with Health Insurance Fraud in the First Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Health Insurance Fraud in the First Degree, Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community, and nine counts of Conspiracy to Commit Violation of License Requirements.
Siddiqui faces the same fraud and larceny charges, along with nine counts of Violation of License Requirements and nine counts of Conspiracy to Commit Violation of License Requirements.
Under Connecticut law, larceny by defrauding a public community, health insurance fraud, identity theft, and conspiracy to commit identity theft are classified as B felonies, each carrying potential prison sentences of up to 20 years. Licensing violations and related conspiracies are D felonies, punishable by up to five years in prison.
The case was investigated and will be prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit within the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, with assistance from the Department of Social Services Office of Quality Assurance, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Meriden Police Department.
The Connecticut Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which provided 75 percent of the unit’s $2.6 million budget for the 2025–2026 fiscal year, with the remaining 25 percent funded by the State of Connecticut.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about suspected fraud or abuse in the public healthcare system to contact the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney at (860) 258-5986.
This case now heads toward court — with prosecutors signaling they intend to hold every alleged abuse of trust, licensing, and taxpayer dollars fully accountable.