{
  "id": 17649491,
  "title": "California doctor gets 15 years for $45m Medicare fraud using fake Botox claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/california-doctor-gets-15-years-for-45m-medicare-fraud-using-fake",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-01T16:30:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/california-doctor-defrauded-medicare-of-more-than-45-million-through-fake-botox-claims-spent-the-money-on-five-properties-two-teslas-and-expensive-collectibles-sentenced-to-15-years-in-federal-prison/articleshow/135431989.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "California doctor Violetta Mailyan has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for defrauding Medicare of more than $45 million through fake Botox injection claims. Prosecutors said she used the money to buy five properties, two Tesla vehicles, including a Cybertruck, and expensive collectibles. She must also pay $32.9 million in restitution.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Indian national Syed Murtuza Kablazada, living in Illinois, admits role in $227 million Medicare COVID fraud; medical data bought from Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/indian-national-syed-murtuza-kablazada-living-in-illinois-admits-role",
        "published": "2026-10-31T01:06:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}