A Middletown man and business owner in Connecticut has pleaded guilty in connection with allegations he played a role in submitting nearly $2 million worth of fraudulent claims against the Medicare program, federal officials said.
Habroon Habib, 30, a citizen of Pakistan who has lawful permanent residency in the country, waived his right to be indicted and took a plea deal on Monday in federal court in Bridgeport, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. He pleaded guilty to operating an unlawful money transmitting business.
According to federal officials, Habib registered “Around The World Solutions LLC” with the state of Connecticut in January 2025 and rented shared commercial office space at 386 Main St. in Middletown. The next month, he opened a bank account for the business.
Shortly thereafter, the business began submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare Advantage plans in Connecticut for durable medical equipment, including orthotics and braces, that Medicare beneficiaries did not request or receive, according to officials. The claims were submitted by an individual in Pakistan, authorities said.
Between March 12, 2025, and May 14, 2025, about $680,571 in payments from Medicare Advantage plans operated by private insurers were deposited into Around The World Solutions’ bank account based on fraudulent claims for orthotics purportedly provided to roughly 413 Medicare beneficiaries living in 36 states, federal officials said. None of the beneficiaries lived in Connecticut.
According to authorities, payments for some of the claims were stopped by the Medicare Advantage programs when they discovered the fraud. In total, Around The World Solutions submitted about $1.9 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare Advantage plans, federal officials said.
According to authorities, Habib sent 14 wire transfers totaling $425,000 from the Around the World Solutions bank account to bank accounts in Pakistan.
“At no time were Habib or Around The World Solutions licensed by the Connecticut Department of Banking to engage in the business of money transmission in Connecticut,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office wrote in a statement. “Under Connecticut state law, knowingly engaging in the business of money transmission in the State of Connecticut without obtaining a license is a class D felony, and engaging in unlicensed money transmitting without a state license is a violation of federal law.”
Habib was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on Aug. 24, 2025, shortly after federal investigators learned that he was scheduled to fly with a one-way ticket from JFK Airport to Pakistan the following day, officials said.
Habib is scheduled to face sentencing in federal court in Hartford on Sept. 8. He is free on a $50,000 bond and faces a maximum of five years in prison.