Glastonbury Man Charged In Scheme To Impersonate Doctor, Rip Off Medicaid: Warrant

CONNECTICUT — A Glastonbury man and one other have been arrested and charged in connection with a scheme to defraud the Medicaid program by impersonating a physician, the state Criminal Justice Department said Monday.

Sultan Quraishi, 83, a Glastonbury resident and owner of Silver Lane Medical Group in East Hartford and Stafford Medical Group in Somers, was arrested on Jan. 22, and charged with first-degree health insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit first-degree health insurance fraud first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community, conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and nine counts of conspiracy to commit violation of license requirements.

Mohammad Siddiqui, 61, of South Windsor, was also arrested on Jan. 22 and charged with thje same crimes.

According to the DOJ, an investigation showed that, from Jan. 8, 2021 through March 13, 2025, the defendants conspired to misrepresent Siddiqui as a physician, thus "placing patients at significant risk."

According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Quraishi, a practicing physician, hired Siddiqui at Silver Lane Medical Group, located in East Hartford. Quraishi hired Siddiqui despite knowing that Siddiqui did not have the proper medical license, according top the warrant.

Siddiqui performed services :"with the full knowledge, agreement, and aid of Quraishi," according to the warrant.

The services he wrongfully participated in included, but were not limited to, injections, physical examinations, and prescribing medications, according to the warrant.

While the unlicensed practices occurred, Quraishi then billed the state Medicaid system for the fraudulent services as if he performed them himself, according to the warrant.

The larceny charges are classified as Class B felonies and punishable by up to 20 years in prison, according to the DOJ. Violation of licensing requirements and conspiracy to commit violation of licensing requirements are classified as D felonies and punishable by up to five years in prison, according to the DOJ.

The case was investigated and will be prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney.