United States v. William Hancock and Paul A. Palombi

These two appeals arise from a series of indictments filed against several chiropractors for soliciting and receiving kickbacks in Medicare and Medicaid cases, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395nn(b)(l) (Medicare) and 1396h(b)(l) (Medicaid) (1972) (amended 1977). 1 In separate proceedings, each defendant entered a plea of nolo contendere to one count of his indictment and was adjudged guilty as charged. These appeals have been consolidated because both of these defendants have raised challenges to the sufficiency of the indictments and the constitutionality of the statutes. 2 We hold that the indictments…