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Brownsville supplier billed Medicaid $2.5 million for baby formula he never delivered, prosecutors say. He allegedly spent it on a Bentley and a Range Rover.

Nduka Ekpenyong, owner of Duke Medical in Brownsville, was indicted for billing Medicaid $2.5 million for children's formula he largely never delivered.

A large suburban mansion with a Bentley, Mercedes, and Range Rover parked in the driveway around a stone lion fountain.
Luxury assets tied to the Medicaid fraud case, from materials released by the New York Attorney General's office. NY Attorney General's Office

Brownsville supplier billed Medicaid $2.5 million for baby formula he never delivered, prosecutors say. He allegedly spent it on a Bentley and a Range Rover.

Nduka Ekpenyong, owner of Duke Medical in Brownsville, was indicted for billing Medicaid $2.5 million for children's formula he largely never delivered.

Brownsville supplier billed Medicaid $2.5 million for baby formula he never delivered, prosecutors say. He allegedly spent it on a Bentley and a Range Rover.

Attorney General Letitia James announced on June 29 the arrest and indictment of Nduka Lewis Ekpenyong, 36, of Hewlett, New York, the owner of Duke Medical, Inc., a medical supply company in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Prosecutors allege he stole more than $2.5 million from Medicaid by submitting over 6,000 fraudulent claims for a pediatric nutritional supplement he largely never delivered.

According to the AG’s office, the scheme ran from April 13, 2023, to July 15, 2025. Ekpenyong allegedly instructed staff at pediatric practices to alter doctors’ prescriptions, swapping out basic…

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