India, Feb. 19 -- An Indian-origin man has been convicted in the United States for orchestrating a long-running fraud that cost his employer more than $1.2 million.

Karan Gupta, 47, was found guilty after a six-day jury trial at the US District Court in Minneapolis. The verdict was delivered before Judge Kate M. Menendez.

According to a statement issued by the US Department of Justice, Gupta was convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, ten counts of wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Court records show that Gupta worked as a Senior Director of Data Analytics at Optum, Inc., a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group based in Minnesota.

Gupta earned an annual salary exceeding $260,000 at Optum...