Legal Opinion
United States v. Higdon
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 2008No. 07-3951PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Circuit Judge.
The defendant pleaded guilty to defrauding the Indiana Medicaid program of $294,000, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347, which criminalizes schemes to defraud health care benefit programs. The guideline sentencing range, as the parties agreed and the judge determined, was 18 to 24 months. The presentence investigation report, and the prosecution, recommended that the defendant be sentenced within the guidelines range, but the district judge sentenced him to 60 months (as well as to pay restitution of the amount he had stolen). The defendant appeals only the prison sentence.
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