Indian-Origin OB-GYN Sentenced to 10 Years in $2.4M Healthcare Fraud Case
Dr. Mona Ghosh, 52, an Illinois-based OB-GYN and owner of Progressive Women’s Healthcare in Hoffman Estates, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for executing a $2.4 million healthcare fraud scheme. The fraud involved billing for unnecessary or nonexistent procedures from 2018 to 2022, placing patients’ health and reproductive futures at risk.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, Ghosh submitted false claims for procedures such as endometrial ablations, biopsies, ultrasounds, STD screenings, blood tests, and vaccinations. Many of these procedures were either never performed or were carried out without patients’ consent. In addition, medical records were fabricated to justify fraudulent insurance claims.
Ghosh manipulated billing codes to receive higher reimbursements by exaggerating the length and complexity of patient visits—both in-person and via telehealth. She also instructed her staff to submit false claims, significantly expanding the scope of the fraud.
“Dr. Ghosh spent decades terrorizing patients, defrauding insurers, and swindling taxpayer dollars to bankroll her greed,” stated FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Douglas S. DePodesta. Authorities condemned the scheme as particularly vile because some patients underwent unnecessary procedures that may have compromised their ability to conceive.
U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros emphasized the gravity of the offense, stating, “When doctors make false claims to federal health programs, they steal resources away from those who need them most. Dr. Ghosh’s scam was a corrupt abuse of trust that caused physical and emotional injury.”
Dr. Ghosh was found guilty of two counts of healthcare fraud in June 2023. On June 9, 2025, U.S. District Judge Franklin U. Valderrama sentenced her to 10 years in prison and ordered her to repay $1.5 million in restitution to federal programs and private insurers.
The case was investigated by the FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Defense. It joins a growing list of fraud cases involving Indian-origin medical professionals in the U.S. Earlier this month, another Indian-origin figure, Tonmoy Sharma, was arrested in a separate $149 million addiction treatment scam.
Federal authorities have reiterated their commitment to prosecuting healthcare fraud aggressively, especially when it endangers patients and undermines public trust.
