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| Profession | Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) |
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Latest News about Violetta Mailyan
Judge Hernan Vera sentenced Violetta Mailyan to 15 years in federal prison for the $45 million Medicare Botox fraud scheme, with sentencing reported as announced on 30/10/2026. She was also ordered to pay about $32.9 million in restitution to Medicare. The judge described the fraud as breathtaking in scope and shocking in its duration.
A federal jury in Los Angeles found Glendale physician Violetta Mailyan guilty of nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of obstructing a criminal investigation of health care offenses. The verdict followed a trial over more than $45 million in Medicare claims for Botox injections that were medically unnecessary or never provided. Some reports give 20/05/2026 as the date of the verdict.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Violetta Mailyan is a California physician based in Glendale who owned and operated Healthy Way Medical Center. In May 2026 a federal jury in Los Angeles convicted her of nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of obstructing a criminal investigation over more than $45 million in false Medicare claims for Botox injections. On 29/10/2026 U.S. District Judge Hernan Vera sentenced her to 15 years in federal prison and ordered restitution of about $32.9 million to Medicare. |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| Medical Degree | Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) |
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Career
| Practice | Owned and operated Healthy Way Medical Center, Glendale, California, a clinic presented as offering beauty and cosmetic services |
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| Professional Listings | Listed as a family medicine physician and as a dermatology provider in Glendale, California |
| Legal Matters | Convicted in May 2026 on nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of obstruction of a criminal investigation of a health care offense; prosecutors said she billed Medicare for Botox injections that were medically unnecessary or never provided, and altered records after a grand jury subpoena. Sentenced on 29/10/2026 to 15 years in prison, with about $32.9 million in restitution ordered; jurors also ruled several bank accounts, brokerage accounts, vehicles and California properties were subject to forfeiture as proceeds of fraud |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Federal prosecutors said her billing was flagged by the Department of Justice's Health Care Fraud Section data analytics team. | |
| 2. Prosecutors reported that she was paid roughly six times more than the next highest group of providers, all neurologists. | |
| 3. Reports said investigators seized a Tesla Cybertruck and that the case involved purchases including an antique crossbow. | |
| 4. The trial jury found that she used fraud proceeds to buy two Tesla vehicles, including a Cybertruck, and several California properties. |
