Indian-American billionaire Rishi Shah, 38, co-founder of Outcome Health, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for orchestrating a $1 billion fraud scheme.
Shah, convicted of fraud and money laundering, misled clients, lenders, and investors about the company's financial health. Prosecutors sought a 15-year sentence, highlighting Shah's extravagant lifestyle funded by fraudulent gains.
His co-founders, Shradha Agarwal and Brad Purdy, received lighter sentences. Outcome Health, once a rising star, fell from grace after the fraud was exposed, marking a significant case of corporate deception and its consequences.