Mealey's (August 20, 2021, 7:25 AM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A cosmetic surgeon and dermatologist who was charged along with his wife for allegedly defrauding health insurance companies by billing cosmetic procedures as medically necessary was denied compassionate release on July 21 after a federal judge in California ruled that the man had “little risk . . . of contracting COVID-19” and committed a crime in which he showed “utter disregard” for the safety of his patients....