Burbank Man to Plead Guilty to Role in $54M Medicare Fraud Scheme

Burbank Man to Plead Guilty to Role in $54M Medicare Fraud Scheme

A San Fernando Valley man is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to a federal charge for his alleged role in a scheme to defraud Medicare out of more than $54 million via hospice and diagnostic testing services that were never provided. Alex Alexsanian, 48, of Burbank, has agreed to enter a plea to one count of money laundering conspiracy. Co-defendant Sophia Shaklian, 38, of the Larchmont neighborhood of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty in November to …