Legal Opinion
United States v. Howard Grant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 8, 2012No. 11-20013PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
After a jury trial, defendants Dr. Howard Grant (“Grant”), Obisike Nwankwo (“Nwankwo”), and Clinton Lee (“Lee”) were convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. Grant also was convicted of two counts of aiding and abetting health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1347 and 2.
Grant, Nwankwo, and Lee each appeal their convictions, claiming insufficiency of the evidence. Grant also raises the following three issues on appeal: (1) whether the district court plainly erred by admitting co-conspirator Doris Vinitski’s…
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