Violetta Mailyan, a doctor from Glendale, California, was sentenced to 15 years for Medicare fraud. She defrauded Medicare of over $45 million through false claims for Botox injections. Mailyan submitted claims for injections that were never given, even while traveling outside the country. She attempted to cover her fraud by falsifying medical records and forging signatures. The court ordered her to repay nearly $33 million as restitution to Medicare.

Violetta Mailyan, a 45-year-old doctor from Glendale, California, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for defrauding Medicare of more than $45 million through fraudulent claims for Botox injections. She used her medical practice, Healthy Way Medical Center, to bill the federal health insurance program for thousands of injections that were “medically unnecessary and never provided,” the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday, October 30, 2026.

Mailyan was sentenced on Thursday, October 29, after being convicted by a jury in May 2026 of nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of obstruction of a criminal investigation of a health care offense.

What we know about Violetta Mailyan and how did she defraud Medicare

Mailyan owned and operated Healthy Way Medical Center in Glendale, California. Medicare reimburses medical providers for Botox injections when necessary to treat documented cases of chronic migraines. As per the DOJ, she “billed and received payments for thousands of injections” that were never...

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