Excel Hospice Owner Sentenced to 18 Months for Fraud, Kickbacks

A federal court has sentenced Liana Karapetyan, former co-owner of California-based ANG Health Care, Excel Hospice, and Excel Home Healthcare, to 18 months in prison for hospice fraud and anti-kickback violations. The US. Department of Justice filed charges against Karapetyan and her husband Akop Atoyan last year. Atoyan was co-owner of the hospice and home […]

2 Arrested, 1 at Large in California for $30 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme

A $30 million hospice fraud scheme has unfolded in California with the arrest of a physician and a marketer. Both were associated with two Pasadena-based providers — Saint Mariam Hospice, Inc., and Arcadia Hospice Provider, Inc. — the owner of which remains at large for their involvement. Named in a 14-count indictment were physician Victor […]

14 California Suspects Arrested for $4.2 Million Hospice Fraud

Law enforcement agencies in California have arrested 14 people for their involvement in a $4.2 million hospice fraud scheme. The individuals had been associated with two San Bernardino County-based providers — New Hope Hospice, Inc. and Sterling Hospice Care, Inc. California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleges that these defendants had enrolled patients who were not […]

Excel Hospice Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Kickbacks Charges

Akop Atoyan — owner of the home health and hospice agency ANG Health Care, Excel Home Healthcare and Excel Hospice — has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to pay and receive health care kickbacks. The 48-year-old Glendale, Calif., resident is accused of paying […]

Excel Hospice Owner Pleads Guilty in Kickback Case

Liana Karapetyan has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks. Karapetyan is co-owner of Excel Hospice, ANG Health Care, and Excel Home Healthcare, all based in California.  Karapetyan and a co-owner of those companies are accused of paying at least […]