LOS ANGELES—The operator of the now-defunct 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign and a Beverly Hills-based company he controlled were found guilty Dec. 16 of using fabricated sleep studies to persuade insurance companies to pay out tens of millions of dollars for Lap-Band surgery. Julian Omidi, 53, of West Hollywood, and Surgery Center Management (SCM) were found guilty of 28 federal counts of wire fraud and three counts of mail fraud. Omidi also was found guilty of two counts of making false statements relating to health care matters and one count each of aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Additionally, Omidi and SCM were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Co-defendant Dr. Mirali Zarrabi, 59, of Beverly Hills, was acquitted of all charges. The verdicts came on the third day of deliberations in Los Angeles federal court. The Lap-Band is a silicone …