Minneapolis, Feb. 19 -- A California man has been found guilty of orchestrating a years-long fraud scheme that siphoned more than $1.2 million from Optum, Inc., federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
US Attorney Daniel N. Rosen of the District of Minnesota said that Karan Gupta, 47, was convicted following a six-day jury trial in US District Court in Minneapolis. The jury found Gupta guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 10 counts of wire fraud, and one count of money laundering conspiracy. The case was presided over by US District Court Judge Kate M. Menendez.
According to court documents and trial evidence, Gupta served as a senior director of data analytics at Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group headquartered ...