United States v. Lamarre

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Following a jury trial, Defendanb-Appel-lants Patrick J. Gelin (“Gelin”) and Miche-line Lamarre (“Lamarre”) were each convicted under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1347 and 1349 for making fraudulent claims to, and obtaining payment from, insurance companies participating in Massachusetts’ no-fault automobile insurance program. 1 They appeal their convictions, arguing first that the district court erred in ruling that the defrauded insurance companies constituted “health care benefit programs” within the jurisdictional reach of § 1347. Gelin and Lamarre also argue that the district…