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California Doctor Charged with $45M Medicare Fraud Scheme

12/19/2025

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Dr. Violetta Mailyan, a California doctor, is charged in federal court with $45 million in Medicare fraud.
The indictment says she billed for non-existent Botox injections, when patients were abroad or incarcerated.
Mailyan operated Healthy Way Medical Center in Glendale, California.
She is charged with nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of obstructing a criminal investigation.
She faces up to 20 years in prison for each wire-fraud charge.

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Story summary

Dr. Violetta Mailyan, a California doctor, is charged in federal court with $45 million in Medicare fraud.
The indictment says she billed for non-existent Botox injections, when patients were abroad or incarcerated.
Mailyan operated Healthy Way Medical Center in Glendale, California.
She is charged with nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of obstructing a criminal investigation.
She faces up to 20 years in prison for each wire-fraud charge.