Julian Omidi was found guilty of scamming insurance out of payments for expensive Lap-Band surgeries after intentionally misdiagnosing patients with sleep disorders.
-based Surgery Center Management, were found guilty in December 2021 of multiple wire and mail fraud counts.
The Lap-Band is a silicone ring that is surgically implanted around the stomach to discourage overeating. The weight-loss-surgery business was widely advertised on Southernfreeway billboards, radio and television, attracting people desperate to shed excess pounds. According to federal prosecutors, Omidi decided every patient would get a sleep study, and the scheme "got the patients in the door with false promises, gave them false hope, and billed their insurance companies with false claims."
Relying on the falsified studies, as well as other bogus information, including patients' heights and weights, insurance companies authorized payment for many of the proposed Lap-Band surgeries. Prosecutors said GET THIN received at least $38 million for the Lap-Band procedures.
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