Fugitive
Garik Khachatryan
Fugitive Status | sentenced |
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Charges | Health care fraud |
Aliases | Garik Ryan |
Amount of Arrears | $950,000 |
Investigation Details
On January 10, 2013, Garik Ryan was sentenced to 2 years and 2 months of incarceration.
On June 26, 2002, Garik Khachatryan aka Garik Ryan was arrested at the Phoenix Airport by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who turned him over to the Phoenix Police Department.
In October 2008, an Arizona State arrest warrant was issued for Garik Khachatryan aka Garik Ryan on charges of fraud schemes and artifices and aggravated identity theft. Investigators believe that Khachatryan fraudulently billed and received money from Medicare for durable medical equipment items that were never supplied. According to Department of Homeland Security records, Khachatryan departed Los Angeles International airport to London on June 28, 2008.
Khachatryan is listed as sole owner of Shirvan Inc., a durable medical equipment company operating in Phoenix, Arizona. Further, bank records show that "Garik Ryan" is the sole owner of the business bank account and is the only account signatory.
From approximately April 2008 to approximately September 2008, Shirvan Inc. billed Medicare for over $1.9 million and was paid over $950,000. Shirvan Inc. billed Medicare mainly for orthotic supplies.
More than half of the beneficiaries that Shirvan Inc. billed for were on the over-utilized patient list.
- Health Care Fraud