United States v. Joseph Abadi

CONTIE, Circuit Judge.

Dr. Joseph Abadi appeals his conviction on 28 counts of making false statements to a United States agency, 18 U.S.C. § 1001. The defendant was sentenced to five years imprisonment and fined $20,000.00. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

In May 1981, the defendant, an osteopathic physician, was charged in a 28 count indictment for making false statements to the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. Each count charged that on various dates between June and November 1978, the defendant made false statements to the Medicaid program by billing for spinal…