A Los Angeles chiropractor posed as a medical doctor and directed Medicare patients toward invasive artery procedures they did not need, federal prosecutors allege. The indictment says surgeon Harold Tabaie performed treatments, sometimes repeatedly, and some patients experienced pain and discomfort.
Hany Malek, 61, of Tarzana, and cardiothoracic surgeon Harold Tabaie, 78, of Anaheim, were charged in a federal indictment announced on October 22, 2026. The two men co-owned Angelus Medical Clinic Multi Specialty Group in Los Angeles and West Regional Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgeons in Inglewood, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The clinics allegedly billed Medicare nearly $135 million and received at least $54.8 million in payments. Prosecutors say much of the billing involved unnecessary treatment or other improper practices. Malek is also accused of fraud involving a pandemic-relief loan obtained by a company he controlled…