United States Eleventh Circuit

Under USSG 3B1.3 a physician abuses a position of trust when the physician receives kickbacks for patient referrals, even if the referrals were medically necessary and the physician does not falsify patient records or submit fraudulent claims to Medicare.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/21/2001
• Published 09/21/2001

Judges

• DUBINA, Circuit Judge:, Before TJOFLAT, DUBINA and DUHE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Ronald K. Cacciatore,James E. Felman, Kynes, Markman & Felman, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Defendants-Appellants., Tamra Phipps, Yvette Rhodes, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.