MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for more potential victims of Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, who they say were patients at the Poplar Avenue Clinic.

On Friday, Kumar was indicted on 23 various counts of allegedly coercing people into sexual acts, healthcare fraud, and reusing single-use devices on patients.

Investigators believe he targeted patients between September 2019 and April 2024. The FBI says the doctor who owns the clinic specializes in oncology and gynecology. 

Allegations against Kumar are laid out in a 28-page indictment. One allegation said, “Kumar reused hysteroscope medical devices marked as ‘single use’ on his patients without properly cleaning, disinfecting, and/or sterilizing.”

These devices were not cleared by the FDA to be reprocessed or reused. This practice saved the doctor money, as investigators allege.

“Kumar increased his profits by not replacing the single-use devices after every use,” said another allegation.

The indictment states:

“Kumar routinely submitted claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care benefits programs that were not medically necessary and/or were performed using devices that did not conform with FDA regulations.”

Investigators also say that Kumar over a four-year span persuaded, induced, enticed, and coerced victims to travel to Memphis on multiple occasions with the intention to engage in sex acts.

“The defendant did knowingly persuade, induce, entice, and coerce an individual to travel in interstate and foreign commerce to engage in sexual activity,” the indictment said

Kumar has a court hearing scheduled for March 4.

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