Reported: Harold Tabaie and Hany Malek TABAI (Person)
Compiled by ScamMarketCap from public recordsHappened Oct 22, 2026United States
Federal prosecutors charged Dr. Harold Tabaie, a 78-year-old cardiothoracic surgeon from Anaheim, and Hany Malek, a 61-year-old chiropractor from Tarzana, over about $135 million in Medicare billings for atherectomies, procedures that clear plaque from arteries. According to the indictment, Malek posed as a physician, diagnosed patients with arterial disease and referred them for the procedure, and Tabaie performed atherectomies on patients who did not have arterial disease and repeated them on patients for whom earlier procedures had failed. Some patients experienced extreme pain and discomfort.
Prosecutors allege the pair kept patients coming with kickbacks such as free transportation, groceries, gift cards and utility payments, and billed under other providers' names to hide the volume. Data analytics showed Tabaie was an extreme outlier for atherectomies billed to Medicare from 2016 through 2023. The procedures were performed at West Regional Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgeons in Inglewood and Angelus Medical Clinic Multi Specialty Group in Boyle Heights.
The indictment was announced on October 22, 2026. Both men face four counts of health care fraud, and Malek also faces two counts of bank fraud tied to a 2021 PPP loan application. Patients who believe they were affected were directed to the Justice Department Fraud Division's Victim Assistance Unit.
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