Legal Opinion

United States v. Ernest Nda Akpan Chijioke Victor Okoro, M.D., Also Known as Victor Okoro, Also Known as Chiji v. Okoro

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 14, 2005No. 03-20875PublishedCited by 155 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendanb-Appellant Ernest Nda Akpan appeals his conviction and sentence after a jury trial for mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Defendant-Appellant Chi-jioke Victor Okoro appeals his conviction and sentence after a jury trial for fifteen counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341, three counts of filing false tax returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1), and seven counts of healthcare fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347. Finding no error in the district court’s rulings or the jury trial, we affirm Akpan’s and Okoro’s convictions. We also…

2Cases cited50 opinions

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3Cited by155 opinions

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