Burbank man pleads guilty in $23 million Medicare fraud case

A Burbank man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to participating in a scheme to defraud Medicare out of at least $23 million.

Alex Alexsanian, 48, entered a plea to one federal count of money laundering conspiracy.

When sentenced, set for April 28, Alexsanian could face up to 20 years behind bars, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Co-defendant Sophia Shaklian, 38, of the Larchmont neighborhood of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to a single count of healthcare...