Federal prosecutors have charged a former Bay Area resident with carrying out a massive health care fraud scheme that allegedly sought to steal more than $90 million from government programs.

A federal grand jury indicted Anar Rustamov, a 38-year-old Azerbaijani national who previously lived in Sunnyvale, on multiple counts tied to health care fraud and money laundering. 

The Justice Department said he is currently at large and could face significant prison time and fines if convicted. 

According to prosecutors, Rustamov, who entered the U.S. illegally, played a main role in submitting thousands of fraudulent claims through the Medicare Advantage program. The claims were filed using a company he created, Dublin Helping Hand, and involved medical equipment such as blood glucose monitors and orthotic braces.

Officials allege the equipment billed in the claims was never provided, was not medically necessary, or had not been authorized by a health care provider. In many cases, the patients listed were unaware their information had been used, and the physicians named did not approve the requests, DOJ said.

The scheme, which prosecutors say ran for months, was designed to extract tens of millions of dollars from taxpayer-funded health care programs.

“When the Administration declared a War on Fraud, it meant to target exactly this kind of conduct. Rustamov participated in a scheme to steal nearly $100 million in taxpayer funds from a program intended to help those who truly need medical care,” said United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian.