By NBC News staff and wire services(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/130103-nwafor-mugshot-6a.380;380;7;70;0.jpg)U.S. Postal Inspection ServiceToronto police say they arrested Leonard Nwafor on an extradition warrant in the Canadian city on Wednesday. TORONTO -- An American fugitive convicted in a $1-million health-care fraud scheme in California was arrested Wednesday in Canada.
Police said Leonard Nwafor was detained on an extradition warrant at his Toronto residence. The U.S. Marshals Service contacted Toronto authorities in August to seek their help in finding Nwafor and issued the extradition warrant last month.
Nwafor was convicted on two counts related to health-care fraud for submitting false claims to Medicare through his Los Angeles-based company in 2008. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, most of the claims were for power wheelchairs costing up to $7,000 each that were not required by patients.
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