They culminated in a 23-count indictment charging Fata with health care fraud, conspiring to take and receive kickbacks, money laundering, and unlawfully procuring naturalization. The last charge was added because McQuade contended Fata had concealed the extent of his fraud from immigration authorities when he applied for citizenship. If convicted on all charges, Fata faced a maximum of 175 years in prison, plus the prospect of having his naturalization revoked.[1][2]