Audacious Fraud

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Dermatologist, Farhaad Riyaz, peer-voted as one of the top doctors in the Washington DC area in 2019 committed one of the most bizarre frauds in recent times, according to The Washingtonian.  

Questions:

  1. How did Dr. Riyaz perpetrate the crime?
  2. What was the scheme?
  3. What is and/or was his potential punishment?
  4. Who did Dr. Riyaz defraud?

Source: Beaujon, A. (2022). Virginia Doctor Pleads Guilty to Audacious Amazon Return Fraud. The Washingtonian, Jan. 18 (Retrievable online at https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/01/18/virginia-doctor-pleads-guilty-to-audacious-amazon-return-fraud/)