Violetta Mailyan Jailed for Medicare Fraud
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A California doctor who defrauded Medicare of more than $45 million and used the cash to buy multimillion-dollar homes, pricy cars and opulent collectibles was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, the Department of Justice announced Friday.
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Mailyan billed taxpayers for treatments supposedly administered while her clinic was shuttered — and even while she was thousands of miles away enjoying vacations.
Medicare reimburses Botox injections when medically necessary to treat documented chronic migraines.
In addition to the prison term, Mailyan has been ordered to forfeit more than $16 million in assets and pay approximately $32.9 million in restitution to Medicare.
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Violetta Mailyan, a 45-year-old doctor from Glendale, California, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for defrauding Medicare of over $45 million through her Healthy Way Medical Center. She submitted false claims for unnecessary Botox treatments and billed while the clinic was closed or she was on vacation. Prosecutors revealed that Mailyan used fraud proceeds to purchase luxury items like a $12,000 antique crossbow…
LA botox doctor learns fate for $45M Medicare scheme that funded luxury vacations →Violetta Mailyan, a 45-year-old California doctor, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for defrauding Medicare of over $45 million by falsely billing for Botox injections that were never given. She used the stolen money to purchase five properties worth about $7.3 million and luxury items like cars and collectibles. Mailyan operated Healthy Way Medical Center, where she claimed to provide beauty services but instead…
Doctor, 45, who committed massive Medicare fraud stealing more than $45million and splashing the cash on multimillion-dollar homes, cars and collectibles is jailed for 15 years →Violetta Mailyan, a 45-year-old California doctor, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for defrauding Medicare of over $45 million through false Botox injection claims. Operating the Healthy Way Medical Center in Glendale, Mailyan billed Medicare for thousands of Botox injections that were never administered or provided for unauthorized reasons, such as while her clinic was closed and she was on…
California doctor Violetta Mailyan gets 15 years for $45 million Medicare fraud and fake Botox claims →Analysis
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- 31 Oct
Mailyan billed taxpayers for treatments supposedly administered while her clinic was shuttered — and even while she was thousands of miles away enjoying vacations.
- 1 Nov
Prosecutors said Mailyan falsified medical records to try to cover her tracks once investigators were close to cracking her fraud scam.
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1 Nov California doctor Violetta Mailyan gets 15 years for $45 million Medicare fraud and fake Botox claimsVioletta Mailyan, a 45-year-old California doctor, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for defrauding Medicare of over $45 million through false Botox injection claims. Operating the Healthy Way Medical Center in Glendale, Mailyan billed Medicare for thousands of Botox injections that were never administered or provided for unauthorized reasons, such as while her clinic was closed and she was on…Times of India
1 Nov Doctor, 45, who committed massive Medicare fraud stealing more than $45million and splashing the cash on multimillion-dollar homes, cars and collectibles is jailed for 15 yearsVioletta Mailyan, a 45-year-old California doctor, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for defrauding Medicare of over $45 million by falsely billing for Botox injections that were never given. She used the stolen money to purchase five properties worth about $7.3 million and luxury items like cars and collectibles. Mailyan operated Healthy Way Medical Center, where she claimed to provide beauty services but instead…Daily Mail
31 Oct LA botox doctor learns fate for $45M Medicare scheme that funded luxury vacationsVioletta Mailyan, a 45-year-old doctor from Glendale, California, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for defrauding Medicare of over $45 million through her Healthy Way Medical Center. She submitted false claims for unnecessary Botox treatments and billed while the clinic was closed or she was on vacation. Prosecutors revealed that Mailyan used fraud proceeds to purchase luxury items like a $12,000 antique crossbow…New York Post
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