Five people were arrested this week in Los Angeles over an alleged scheme to bilk the Medicare program of more than $15 million using 'sham hospices.'
Federal officials announced that five people were arrested this week in Los Angeles over an alleged scheme to bilk the Medicare program of more than $15 million. The U.S. Department of Justice said three of the San Fernando Valley residents who were arrested — Petros Fichidzhyan, also known as Peter; Juan Carlos Esparza; and Karpis Srapyan, also known as Tony Levy — were accused of running 'sham hospice companies' and turning in fraudulent claims to Medicare for hospice services.
to open bank accounts and sign leases, indicating that the 'impersonated identities' were the owners of the hospice companies that they in fact controlled, according to the federal indictment. The alleged scheme took place roughly between February 2019 and January 2023, the indictment said. Two other San Fernando Valley residents — Susanna Harutyunyan and her spouse Mihran Panosyan, who was also known as Mike Hope — were accused of working with the other defendants to launder the money.
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