California doctor Violetta Mailyan gets 15 years for $45 million Medicare fraud and fake Botox claims

California doctor Violetta Mailyan has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a Medicare fraud scheme involving fake Botox treatment claims. (Photo: YouTube) A California doctor who defrauded Medicare of more than $45 million by billing for Botox injections she never administered has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Violetta Mailyan, 45, used the proceeds of the elaborate healthcare fraud scheme to purchase multimillion-dollar properties, luxury cars and expensive collectibles, according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ).Mailyan, who operated the Healthy Way Medical Center clinic in Glendale, California, was convicted in May by a federal jury in the Central District of California on nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of obstruction of a criminal investigation into a healthcare offence. Her sentence was announced by the DOJ on Friday.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.Doctor billed Medicare for Botox injections she never administeredAccording to prosecutors, Mailyan fraudulently billed Medicare for thousands of Botox injections th...