Legal Opinion
United States v. McElwee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 2011No. 10-30099, 10-30101PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Before the court are three former employees of a private medical practice who stand convicted for engaging in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain large amounts of hydrocodone, a controlled dangerous substance. The conspiracy involved submission of fabricated prescriptions to local pharmacies and falsification of patient medical records to conceal the fraudulence of the prescriptions. Appellants were found guilty of various charges, including conspiracy to obtain a controlled substance by fraud, and were sentenced to respective terms of imprisonment. All three…
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