United States v. Randall A. Rettenberger and Julie L. Rettenberger

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

A jury concluded that Randall Retten-berger and his wife Julie were partners in a scheme to defraud insurers, plus the Social Security Administration, by pretending that Randall was disabled. The payments that rolled in were sizable, as Randall had taken out more than a dozen policies and had enjoyed a substantial legitimate income before the supposed onset of disability. Julie filled out most of the forms submitted to insurers and the federal government for use in assessing Randall’s claim, and she related that Randall had been turned into a couch potato who could…