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A businessman has been accused of using illegally obtained medical documents to allegedly make fake claims and spruik disability services to NDIS patients.
Amit Sharma and the former NDIS employee accused of supplying him with the information of over 40,000 NDIS clients, Leena Kumar, faced Parramatta Local Court on April 5.
Sharma is a respected figure in Sydney's Indian community, having hosted Bollywood red carpet events and glitzy balls while running a number of businesses.
One photo showed the father and his wife Nikita posing with popular Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam, who has 2.4m followers on Instagram, at one of his concerts in Sydney in 2019.
Sharma faces charges of disclosing protected agency information, record, use or disclosing protected agency information without authorisation and dishonest intent to obtain a gain.
One photo showed Amit Sharma and his wife Nikita posing with popular Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam (left), who has 2.4m followers on Instagram, at one of his concerts in Sydney in 2019
Respected Indian businessman, Amit Sharma (pictured), has been accused of illegally obtaining and using information on 40,000 NDIS patients
Kumar, a former NDIS employee, is charged with record, use or disclosing protected agency information without authorisation, and official abuse of public office to cause detriment.
Neither have entered pleas and will next face Parramatta Local Court on May 24.
Both Sharma and Kumar were permanently prohibited from 'being involved, directly and indirectly, in the provision of NDIS supports or services to people with disability' by the NDIS on November 15.
The ban also means they can't manage or even consult on the management of NDIS funds.
It extends to a number of businesses owned by Sharma and his wife, Nikita Patel Sharma, who has not been charged nor part of criminal proceedings.
A number of those businesses are registered to their home address in Carlingford, northwest Sydney, which is currently up for sale.
The six-bedroom home on a 1,132sqm parcel of land has an estimated sale price of about $2.3million, according to Domain.
A number of those businesses are registered to their home address in Carlingford, northwest Sydney, which is currently up for sale
He and the number of businesses owned by him and his wife, Nikita Patel Sharma (left) have been banned from providing NDIS services or manage NDIS funds
Among their companies banned from operating with the NDIS are a travel agency, Price Beat Holidays, Somya Academy, and A4 education.
Somya Academy, whose chief executive is Ms Sharma, is approved to hand out qualifications such as an, Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management, a Diploma of Leadership and Management and a Certificate III in Business.
A4 education operates businesses Clean App and Sang Cleaning Services. All of which are registered at their Carlingford home.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Sharma for comment.
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