Legal Opinion
United States v. Pagan-Romero
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 9, 2018No. 16-1396PPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONSOR, District Judge.
For many years, Appellant, Dr. Anibal Pagán-Romero, operated a medical clinic in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. On October 5, 2015, a jury found him guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and substantive mail fraud, based upon his certification of false injury claims submitted to the American Family Life Insurance Company ("AFLAC").
This appeal arises from the district court's decision to grant the jury's oral request, made during deliberations, for a dictionary. As will be seen below, this decision, made over defendant's objection and with no discussion on the record,…
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