8 MONTHS HOUSE ARREST FOR DOCTOR INVOLVED IN $16.9 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND HONEST SERVICES MAIL FRAUD IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN DIEGO, CA – JANUARY 2020. For five years, Mr. Khojayan’s client, a licensed marriage and family therapist, acted as the middleman between co-defendants for referrals of patients. The group billed insurance companies, collected the fees, and split the proceeds. They entered into sham rent agreements and created shell companies to hide tracing of the illegal money earned through these kickbacks. As a result, a total of $16.9 million was billed to Insurance companies. After negotiating a plea in San Diego Federal Court that limited his exposure, extending the case several years and presenting mitigating evidence to the court, the Judge overruled the government’s request for a jail sentence. Instead, the Judge agreed with Mr. Khojayan on a sentence of 5 years of probation with 8 months of house arrest. Using some of the mitigating circumstances presented to the federal judge plus additional evidence of rehabilitation, Mr. Khojayan is now representing the client in front of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences to keep his license.