Sam Solakyan argued in his appeal that honest services mail fraud does not involve a doctor-patient relationship. Any honest services charges, he argued, have to involve tangible harm.
But his arguments didn’t fly… Solakyan had his appeal answered at the very end of September 2024 by the 7th federal Circuit court. His jury trial happened in 2021. Clearly, he was found guilty by the jury on 12 counts and that’s obviously why he appealed. He was charged with conspiracy and honest services mail... Read More
Sam Solakyan lost on his appeal. What were the appeals judges’ arguments and opinions?
Judge Gabriel Sanchez wrote the Opinion from the 9th Circuit federal court of appeal on September 30th 2024, just within this past month. And this ruling affirmed the conviction of Sam Solakyan. Solakyan’s conviction for 12 counts of fraud related to workers’ compensation claims kick-backs and cross referrals within his coterie of doctors, practitioners,... Read More
Sam Solakyan’s guilty verdict for honest services mail fraud and health care fraud affirmed by 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Sam Solakyan operated as an ostensible CEO and owner under different company names: Global Holdings, Empire Radiology, Vital Imaging, Empire Radiology and others. He was indicted in a federal case on September 25th 2018. His case was heard in the United States District Court of the Southern District of California. He was released from custody... Read More
Four Chiropractors and Another Capper Charged By Orange County District Attorney As Phase II Of Multi-Million Dollar Workers’ Compensation Illegal Patient Referral Scam
Four chiropractors and another capper were charged on October 30th 2018 by the Orange County District Attorney’s office, comprising Phase II of a case involving multi-millions of dollars in workers’ compensation fraud centering on illegal referrals of patients. Phase I, which involved ten applicants’ attorneys and six cappers, was charged on June 5th 2017. Fermin... Read More
Sam Solakyan, Owner of Vital Imaging, Released From Federal Prison On 1.5 Million Dollars Bond
Sam Sarkis Solakyan, the owner of Vital Imaging, who also ran businesses under Global Holdings, Empire Radiology, and other monikers, was released from custody by the Federal Bureau of Prisons on Tuesday, October 9th 2018. Solakyan was indicted on 12 felony counts by a federal grand jury on September 25th 2018. He was charged by... Read More
Sam Solakyan Arrested. Federal Indictment Unsealed In San Diego.
Sam Sarkis Solakyan, from North Hollywood, with business addresses of record in Glendale and Burbank, along with an MRI facility on Ruffan Road in San Diego, California, was arrested on September 26, 2018. The arrest warrant was issued by Federal Judge Bernard Skomal on September 25th 2018. The Indictment filed on September 25th 2018, and... Read More
