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United States v. Wanda Shorter

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 1, 2017No. 16-2053PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CONLEY, District Judge.

In 2014, following investigations by the Indiana Attorney General and FBI, a grand jury issued a four-count indictment for Medicaid fraud against defendants Wanda Shorter and her company, Empowerment Non-Emergency Medical Transport, Inc. (“Empowerment”). Specifically, Shorter and Empowerment were charged with one count of health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.G.. § 1347, and three counts of misusing a means of identification in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A. After a petit jury found her guilty on all four counts, Shorter filed this direct appeal, challenging the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. OrosCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. Craig A. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. Hector SandovalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  5. United States v. HassebrockCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. United States v. Shawn MesnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2025

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