Feds Seek 15-Year Sentence in Vital Imaging Fraud Scheme

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence Sam Solakyan to more than 15 years in prison for perpetrating what they characterize in court papers as the largest workers’ compensation fraud scheme in the history of Southern California. Attorneys for Solakyan argue in court filings that a sentence of no more than six months would be appropriate, based on federal sentencing guidelines. A federal jury in July convicted Solakyan on all 12 counts in a 2018 indictment — one count of conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud and health care fraud, and 11 counts of honest ...