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Blood Test Lab Owner Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison for Using Shill to Collect Medicare Payments to Evade $11.2 Million in Taxes

LOS ANGELES – A Burbank man was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for evading the payment of more than $11.2 million in federal taxes by using a shill to illegally collect Medicare reimbursement payments made to his blood-testing company, and to fraudulently obtaining nearly $100,000 in taxpayer-funded COVID-19 business relief.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:May 28, 2026
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
  • Enforcement Types:
    • COVID-19,
    • Criminal and Civil Actions