United States v. Rosenberg

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal, like many others we see, involves a squabble over what constitutes properly considered “relevant conduct” under the federal sentencing guidelines. Candice Rosenberg, a 60-year-old nurse practitioner working in the area around Rhinelander (Wisconsin), was charged in an 82-count indictment with prescribing a variety of controlled substances — including oxycontin, vicodin, and fentanyl — to nine people, each of whom she knew did not have a legitimate need for the medications. In other words, the indictment claimed that Rosenberg’s prescriptions were “not written…