A man from suburban Chicago has been indicted on federal healthcare fraud charges, accused of submitting over $17.3 million in fraudulent claims to a private insurer. According to an indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, Shawn Bashir created fictitious entities named Success for Kids and Growing Kids Therapy, which claimed to provide early intervention services for children.
From 2019 to 2025, Bashir allegedly submitted false and fraudulent claims through these entities for therapy services that were never provided. The indictment states that these actions led the private insurer to pay at least $1.4 million for services not rendered.
Bashir, 39, of Grayslake, Illinois, faces eight counts of healthcare fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. He pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on Friday in federal court in Chicago. A status hearing is scheduled for November 12, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis.
This case represents the first indictment brought by the newly established Healthcare Fraud Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago. The section was created last month by U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros to increase focus and efficiency on healthcare fraud enforcement efforts—one of the Department of Justice’s main priorities. Since April 2025, when Mr. Boutros became U.S. Attorney, nearly $2 billion in alleged healthcare fraud schemes have been charged by the office.
The announcement regarding Bashir’s indictment was made by U.S. Attorney Boutros along with Douglas S. DePodesta, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office; Megan Howell, Special Agent-in-Charge for the Great Lakes Region at the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General; and Kelli Hammerl, Acting Regional Director at the Employee Benefits Security Administration’s Chicago Regional Office within the Department of Labor.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Irene Hickey Sullivan is representing the government in this case.
“The public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt,” officials stated in their announcement.“The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”
