Of Quartet Indicted in SDNY for No Fault Insurance Fraud One Gets 30 Months

Of Quartet Indicted in SDNY for No Fault Insurance Fraud One Gets 30 Months by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 18–  Four defendants were indicted and presented on October 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrates Court. Inner City Press was there; Kenan Tariverdi presentment thread below.     Prosecutors announced the Indictment charges KENAN TARIVERDI, NAZIM TARIVERDI, and DILSHOD ISLAMOV with operating an extensive no-fault insurance fraud that submitted more than $11 million in fraudulent claims for psychological testing and services—and for laundering the proceeds of that fraud through a network of illicit check cashers, including ALVARO GEOVANNI QUIJADA LEMUS.      Thread: now down in SDNY Magistrates Court for presentment in US v Tariverdi, for defrauding health care companies and insurers. The expectation is he'll be released on bond agreed by prosecutors.  AUSA: We agree to release on $500,000 bond secured by his Staten Island home, turn in his Russian passport - Retained counsel: It's expired, but I'll bring it in. Judge: You are released.    And the interpreter went with him to the bond signing.  On June 12, 2025 co-defendant Quijada-Lemus pled guilty to count 4 On September 11, his counsel wrote in asking for a non-incarceratory sentence of home incarceration. On September 19 the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for 30 months, with sentencing now on September 26. He was sentenced to six months. On December 16 counsel to the lead defendant wrote in asking for him to travel to Russia to visit his terminally ill uncle as he awaiting sentencing. Jump cut to September 2026 when co-defendant Islamov was sentenced to 30 months in prison. The case is USA v. Tariverdi, et al., 1:24-cr-599 (Oetken) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com