Washington: An Indian-American owner of a billing firm and three medical practices that were his clients have agreed to pay a fine of $3.3 million to resolve claims that the company overbilled for nuclear stress tests.

Engage Medical and its owner Sanjay Puri, and three medical practices that were its clients have agreed to pay a total of $3,340,979 to resolve claims that the company overbilled for nuclear stress tests, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland said in a statement.

Puri, who is also president and CEO of Alliance for U.S. India Business (AUSIB), has been leading a campaign in favour of the BJP including instrumental passage of Congressional resolutions. He also organised a press conference for senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley in Washington a few years ago.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for District of Maryland said: Engage Medical and Sanjay Puri have agreed to pay $544,500; Advanced Cardiology Center and its owners Pankaj Lal, Mubashar Choudry and Moshin Ijaz agreed to pay $1,894,549.50; Reva Gill and Kenilworth Internists agreed to pay $242,204; and Sureshkumar Muttath agreed to pay $659,726.

Puri, who is also chairman at the U.S. India Political

Action Committee, was not immediately available for comment."When medical providers can enrich themselves at taxpayers' expense by falsely representing that they provided expensive procedures, the government must be vigilant in pursuing fraudulent claims," said U.S. Attorney Rod J Rosenstein as he announced the settlement.
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