Legal Opinion
United States v. Wecht
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 12, 2007No. 06-3098, 06-3099, 06-3195, 06-3202, 06-3212, 06-3213, 06-3704PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
Dr. Cyril Wecht, an acclaimed forensic pathologist, was indicted on January 20, *1982006, for the crimes of theft of honest services, mail fraud, wire fraud, and theft from an organization receiving federal funds. The 84-count indictment asserts that he unlawfully used his public office as the coroner of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, for private financial gain. The government alleges that Dr. Wecht, for example, billed private clients improperly, falsified transportation records, used County employees for work related to his private practice, and…
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