Legal Opinion
United States v. Ratliff-White
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 10, 2007No. 06-1960PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
In 2002, Tracy Ratliff-White, a veteran with disabling post-traumatic stress disorder, established a fictitious healthcare company to defraud the government. Ratliff-White and her co-defendant, Dorothy Norwood, bilked the Veterans Administration for $32,100 in companion care services that were never provided. The VA electronically deposited the money into the defendants’ bank account, and after the scheme came to light, the defendants were indicted and ultimately convicted of two counts of wire fraud.
Ratliff-White now appeals, contending that her wire fraud convictions…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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