United States Ninth Circuit

A conviction for aiding and abetting health care fraud arising from a scheme to defraud Idaho Medicaid by submitting false billings from a mental health clinic that defendant owned and operated with his brother is affirmed over claims that: 1) the evidence was insufficient to convict because there was no evidence that he acted with willful intent; and 2) the district court erred in permitting a jury instruction that allowed a finding of guilt based upon reckless indifference rather than willful intent.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/08/2007
• Decided 09/25/2007
• Published 09/25/2007

Judges

• HALL, Senior Circuit Judge:, Before:  WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR., CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, and CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott C. Williams and Jon D. Williams, Salt Lake City, UT, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Wendy J. Olson, Assistant United States Attorney, Boise, ID, for the appellee.