Savani Brothers Case: Medicaid Fraud, Visa Fraud, and Verdicts

The Savani brothers case ended in March 2026 with the federal racketeering convictions of Pennsylvania dentist Bhaskar Savani, his brother Arun Savani, and longtime associate Aleksandra Radomiak, following a decade-long scheme that defrauded Pennsylvania Medicaid of more than $32 million, exploited foreign workers through false visa petitions, and implanted unapproved dental devices in patients without their knowledge.¹ The three were tried in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania before Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl, and sentencing is scheduled for July 2026.

Prosecutors called the operation “the Savani Group.” Bhaskar Savani, a dentist, controlled the dental practices. Arun Savani ran the finances and the real estate. A third brother, Niranjan Savani, also a dentist, was involved in operations and multiple fraud schemes but was not among those tried in March 2026.²

How the Medicaid Fraud Worked

The scheme took its lasting shape in late 2012, when Bhaskar Savani and the group’s dental companies were terminated from Medicaid contracts with managed care organizations.³ Rather than exit the program, the brothers set up new dental practices on paper using nominee owners, concealing their own involvement in order to obtain fresh Medicaid contracts they were barred from holding directly.

From those shell practices, the group billed Medicaid for years under the National Provider Identifiers of credentialed dentists who were not actually treating the patients. In some instances, the dentist named on a claim was outside the United States on the date of service. Uncredentialed providers did the work.⁴

The original indictment alleged more than $80 million in Medicaid fraud. At trial, prosecutors proved losses to Pennsylvania Medicaid of over $32 million.¹

Unapproved Dental Implants in Patients

Through an entity called Osseolink USA LLC, the Savani Group obtained prototype dental implants labeled “Not For Human Use” that had never been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.² Those devices were placed in patients at practices including AAA Signature Smile PC in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, and The Dental Retreat in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, without the patients’ knowledge or consent.⁴

Federal officials said the defendants “deliberately circumvented” FDA safeguards and showed “disregard for public safety.” Bhaskar Savani was convicted of conspiracy to distribute an adulterated and misbranded medical device.¹

Visa Fraud and Worker Exploitation

Alongside the healthcare fraud, the Savani Group filed numerous false H-1B visa petitions with the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, bringing foreign workers, mostly from India, into the United States.⁵ Because those workers depended on the Savanis for their immigration status, the brothers were able to force them to kick back portions of their wages and fees. Both Bhaskar and Arun Savani were convicted of conspiring to commit visa fraud and of substantive visa fraud.

Tax Evasion and Money Laundering

Arun Savani controlled the money side of the enterprise, moving fraud proceeds through what prosecutors described as a complex web of bank accounts and shell companies.⁴ The brothers failed to report roughly $1.6 million in personal income and $1.1 million in employee income, and they wrote off personal costs as business expenses: pool maintenance, lawn care, private school tuition, and personal property taxes. Illicit funds also went to improvements on a vacation property, elite private school and college tuition, and car payments for family members.⁶

At the outset of the case in 2023, the government filed notices of lis pendens on more than two dozen properties tied to the group across Pennsylvania and in Iowa and Hawaii.⁷ No final forfeiture orders have been publicly reported as of mid-2026.

The Trial and the Verdicts

The 42-count federal indictment was unsealed on January 26, 2023, and named twelve defendants.⁶ Four went to trial in early 2026 before Judge Schmehl.

On March 9, 2026, the jury convicted Bhaskar Savani, Arun Savani, and Aleksandra Radomiak of racketeering conspiracy.⁸ Bhaskar and Arun were convicted across the breadth of the indictment: visa fraud, healthcare fraud, money laundering, wire fraud, mail fraud, and obstruction of a grand jury investigation. Bhaskar was also convicted on the adulterated-implant conspiracy. Radomiak was convicted of RICO conspiracy, conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, and healthcare fraud.⁵

The fourth trial defendant, outside accountant Sunil Phillip, was acquitted of all charges.⁹

Sentencing Exposure and Next Steps

The statutory maximums are large. Bhaskar Savani faces up to 420 years in prison, Arun Savani up to 415 years, and Radomiak up to 40 years, plus fines.¹ Actual sentences will be set by Judge Schmehl under the federal Sentencing Guidelines and will almost certainly fall well below those ceilings.

Sentencing is scheduled for July 2026: Bhaskar Savani on July 8, Arun Savani on July 9, and Radomiak on July 14. Both brothers have filed post-trial motions for acquittal and a new trial.¹⁰

The Other Defendants

Susan Malpartida, charged with conspiring to obstruct a grand jury by lying about a Savani Group employee’s job function, pleaded guilty in May 2024 and was sentenced on November 8, 2024, to one year of probation, a $500 fine, and a $100 special assessment.¹¹

The dispositions of the remaining charged co-defendants — Niranjan Savani, Amen Dhyllon, Vivek Savani, Bharatkumar Parasana, Hiteshkumar Goyani, Piyusha Patel, and Jon Julian — are not reflected in the publicly available records reviewed here. Niranjan Savani, who faced up to 115 years if convicted on all counts, was not tried in the March 2026 proceeding.²

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U.S. Department of Justice. Pennsylvania Brothers Convicted of Decades-Long Racketeering Conspiracy
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U.S. Department of Justice. Savani Group Owners and Associates Charged in Racketeering Conspiracy
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GovInfo. United States v. Savani, 2:23-cr-00016-JLS, Memorandum
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IRS. Savani Group Owners and Associate Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy
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U.S. Department of Labor OIG. Savani Group Owners and Associate Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy
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U.S. Department of Labor OIG. Savani Group Owners and Associates Charged Racketeering Conspiracy
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CourtListener. United States v. Savani, Docket
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HHS OIG. Pennsylvania Brothers Convicted of Decades-Long Racketeering Conspiracy
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Arnold & Porter. DOJ Announces Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure
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CourtListener. United States v. Savani, Docket Page 3
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U.S. Department of Justice. Montgomery County Man, NJ Woman Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Visa Fraud, Conspiracy