New York prosecutors say Duke Medical owner Nduka Ekpenyong billed Medicaid more than $2.5 million for pediatric formula that was never delivered to children. He allegedly used the money for a Bentley, a Range Rover, and a Long Island mansion mortgage.
This was not some complicated tax code argument. According to the New York Attorney General, Ekpenyong’s company submitted more than 6,000 Medicaid claims for a special formula, while purchasing very little of the product it billed the public for.
Prosecutors also say he had staff alter prescriptions so Duke Medical could bill Medicaid for a more expensive, medically unnecessary formula. That means the alleged scheme was not just squeezing a government spreadsheet. It was playing games with food intended for kids.
Ekpenyong and Duke Medical are charged with grand larceny, health-care fraud, and scheme to defraud. Those are charges, not convictions, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Medicaid exists to help people who need care. It should not double as a luxury-car subscription for whoever figures out how to make a claim form wink hard enough.
Source: New York Attorney General, June 29, 2026
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