United States DC Circuit

Sentence for Medicaid fraud is remanded where there was insufficient evidence to show that Defendant intended to obstruct justice in making harassing calls to a Medicaid fraud investigator.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/08/2009
• Decided 03/06/2009
• Published 03/06/2009

Judges

• Before: ROGERS and BROWN, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lisa B. Wright, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant.   With her on the briefs was A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender.  Neil H. Jaffee and Mary M. Petras, Assistant Federal Public Defenders, entered appearances.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Roy W. McLeese III, Elizabeth Trosman, Thomas E. Zeno, and Suzanne G. Curt, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.