A hospice operator in California has recently been sentenced to serve four years and nine months in prison for their involvement in a nearly $16 million fraud and money laundering scheme. Karpis Srapyan, 35, along with Petros Fichidzhyan and Juan Carlos Esparza, allegedly operated four sham hospice companies, which were allegedly owned by “foreign nationals,” […]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG)
A joint effort by several federal agencies has resulted in the capture of parties responsible for, in aggregate, more than $14.6 billion in health care fraud. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) coordinated the 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown in concert with the FBI, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), several U.S. Attorney’s offices […]
Mihran Panosyan of Winnetka, California, has pleaded guilty for his alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme that bilked Medicare of nearly $16 million. Panosyan entered a guilty plea on Monday to charges of Medicare billing fraud and laundering more than $4.6 million through sham hospice companies, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department […]
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is readying to unveil a new report that will unveil common billing trends among potentially fraudulent newly licensed hospices. The report, “Trends, Patterns, and Key Comparisons Related to New Medicare Hospice Provider Enrollments May Indicate the Need for Further Oversight” is […]


