The person at the center of this case
Yousef Kurdy (Fugitive)
Cold Case · Open
14 years waiting · since 2012
YOUSEF KURDY
Justice for Yousef Kurdy (Fugitive) — the trail went cold in 2012, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Yousef Kurdy currently located, and has he traveled to Syria, Lebanon, or the United Arab Emirates as suspected?
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evidence
Lead #2What is the full extent of the fraudulent billing scheme, and how were the false claims processed through Medicare and Medi-Cal systems?
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contact
Lead #3Who assisted Kurdy in perpetrating the fraud, and are there accomplices still under investigation?
Yousef Kurdy, a healthcare provider, is wanted for submitting over 35,000 fraudulent Medicare and Medi-Cal claims totaling significant losses, including billing for office visits that never occurred and treating patients while absent. Federal charges filed in January 2012 include health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, kickback receipt, and income tax evasion spanning three years. Kurdy failed to self-surrender as scheduled and remains at large, with suspected ties to Syria, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates.
Case
#1113
Southern District of California
United States District Court, Southern District of California; FBI
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Lead #4What triggered the investigation into Kurdy's billing practices, and what documentation revealed the discrepancies in patient visit claims?
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Source Narrative
Health Care Fraud; Aggravated Identity Theft; Receipt of Kickbacks for Patient Referrals; Income Tax Evasion; Aiding and Abetting; and Criminal Forfeiture Caution: Yousef Kurdy is wanted for allegedly submitting claims for more than 35,000 office visits with Medicare and Medi-Cal patients, submitting hundreds of fraudulent claims when office visits never took place, billing for treating patients during times when he was not present, and failing to pay federal taxes for three years. On January 26, 2012, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Kurdy by the United States District Court, Southern District of California, after he was charged with health care fraud; aggravated identity theft; receipt of kickbacks for patient referrals; income tax evasion; aiding and abetting; and criminal forfeiture.
Kurdy was scheduled to self-surrender on January 30, 2012, but he failed to appear on that date. Remarks: Kurdy has ties to or may travel to Syria, Lebanon, or the United Arab Emirates.
Timeline of Events
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2012-01-26
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
United States District Court, Southern District of California issued federal arrest warrant for Yousef Kurdy on charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, receipt of kickbacks for patient referrals, income tax evasion, aiding and abetting, and criminal forfeiture.
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2012-01-30
Scheduled Self-Surrender
Kurdy was scheduled to self-surrender on this date but failed to appear.
Case Information
Incident:January 26, 2012
Last Updated:September 10, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 26, 2012
Last Updated:September 10, 2026