Commonwealth v. Coughlin

Following a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant was convicted of violating G. L. c. 118E, § 41, the Commonwealth's Medicaid antikickback statute. On appeal, he claims that the Commonwealth presented insufficient evidence to support a conviction, and that the jury instructions were based on inapplicable Federal law. We affirm.

Background. From the evidence presented at trial, the jury could have found as follows. The defendant was the owner of Gianna's House, a residential treatment facility that provided sober living and support to men and women recovering from substance abuse.…