Legal Opinion
United States v. Sblendorio
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 8, 1987No. Nos. 86-1549, 86-1550, 86-1577 to 86-1581, 86-1600 and 86-1696PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Morton Goldsmith was the head of a chain of clinics and pharmacies, many flying the banner of Drug Industry Consultants, Inc. (DIC). Between 1981 and 1984 DIC’s clinics and pharmacies, and those of associated enterprises, prescribed and sold large quantities of codeine-based cough syrups to addicts. The clinics were selective. To be a patient, you had to have a Medicaid card. Not necessarily yours; anyone’s would do. The Medicaid card was the key to DIC’s profits.
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Someone with a Medicaid card who visited a clinic would have some blood drawn for analysis in a…
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