United States v. Chikvashvili

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The execution of a fraudulent scheme—not merely the submission of a false claim—may give rise to liability under 18 U.S.C. 1347 when execution of the scheme results in death. The Fourth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction of two counts of healthcare fraud resulting in death under section 1347. Defendant, the former CEO of diagnostic imaging Alpha Diagnostics, argued that the fraudulent billing did not cause the deaths of the two patients. In this case, there was sufficient evidence to sustain defendant's convictions; the district court did not err in instructing the jury; and the district court did not err in admitting certain expert testimony on causation. View "United States v. Chikvashvili" on Justia Law