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A major COVID testing scandal unfolds as Mohamed Sirajudeen, head of O’Hare Clinical Lab Services, pleads guilty to paying $147 million to companies tied to former Loretto Hospital exec Anosh Ahmed—part of a scheme to fake tests and bill the government nearly $900 million. Sirajudeen, now cooperating with prosecutors, admits to the payments made between June and September 2021. Ahmed, currently in Serbia fighting extradition, faces multiple charges including embezzlement and this fraud scheme at the West Side safety net hospital. With Chicago’s U.S. Attorney’s Office under scrutiny, charges have been dropped or settled in related cases. Sirajudeen’s sentencing is on hold until Ahmed’s case concludes; prosecutors recommend 60 months, but the judge’s final decision awaits.

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