United States v. Erickson

POOLE, Circuit Judge:

The Great Falls Eye Surgery Center (the “Center”) and ophthalmologist Bruce L. Erickson, a part-owner and the medical director of the Center, appeal their convictions for Medicare fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 287. They were convicted after jury trial of knowingly and willfully over-billing their patients and the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) from July 23, 1992 through June 1993 for services provided by their certified registered nurse anesthetists (“CRNA’s”). They now claim that the district court committed various errors which, separately and in…