Kalantari

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

MAR 10 2026

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-4365 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:18-cr-00375-AB-4 v.

MEMORANDUM*

SHAHRIAR KALANTARI, AKA Michael Kalantari,

Defendant - Appellant.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-7125 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:18-cr-00375-AB-4 v.

SHAHRIAR KALANTARI, AKA Michael Kalantari,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California André Birotte, Jr., District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 9, 2025

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Pasadena, California

Before: M. SMITH, CHRISTEN, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Defendant-Appellant Michael Kalantari was convicted by jury of one count

of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349, three

counts of health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347, and one count of

conspiracy to engage…