OIG Weekly Investigative Update Inbox Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG) Unsubscribe 10:33 AM (34 minutes ago) to me New Rebranded Header Investigative Update - Week of Aug 3, 2026 Iranian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud 8/5/2026 4:00 PM EDT Mehrdad Geram, an Iranian National residing in Coos Bay, Oregon, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. According to court documents, since 2021, Gerami was the owner and operator of Coastal Diagnostic Testing Group in Oregon. He and his employees charged for intensive, in-office sleep studies that were medically unnecessary or didn’t take place. The estimated loss is more than $2 million. The VA OIG and Health and Human Services OIG investigated this case. Click Here for Investigative Update