Habroon Habib, 30, a Middletown resident and lawful permanent resident of the U.S., pleaded guilty yesterday in Bridgeport federal court to operating an unlawful money transmitting business. The charge stems from a scheme involving fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare Advantage plans for durable medical equipment that beneficiaries neither requested nor received.
Habib registered "Around The World Solutions LLC" in January 2025 and opened a bank account for the company the following month. Shortly thereafter, fraudulent claims for orthotics and braces were submitted to Medicare Advantage plans in Connecticut by an individual located in Pakistan. These claims were made without the consent or knowledge of the Medicare beneficiaries.
Between March 12 and May 14, 2025, approximately $680,571.28 from Medicare Advantage plans was deposited into the company's bank account, based on fraudulent claims totaling around $1,901,200. These claims purportedly provided orthotics to about 413 Medicare beneficiaries across 36 states, none of whom resided in Connecticut. Habib subsequently sent 14 wire transfers, amounting to $425,000, from the company's account to bank accounts in Pakistan, despite neither he nor Around The World Solutions being licensed for money transmission in Connecticut.
Habib was arrested on August 24, 2025, as he prepared to fly to Pakistan on a one-way ticket. He is scheduled for sentencing on September 8 by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford, where he faces a maximum of five years in prison. This case is part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a nationwide effort targeting over $6.5 billion in false claims.