Legal Opinion
United States v. Hickman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 16, 2003No. 02-20174, 02-20196PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Joyce Lee Hickman, also known as Joyce Saunders, was indicted for thirty-two counts of health care fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347, by two separate grand juries. The two cases were consolidated for trial and a jury convicted Hickman on all counts. Her convictions were based on a series of fraudulent transactions billed from 1995 to 2001, by her umbrella company, Total Medical Management, to Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies. During this period, Hickman fraudulently billed over $29 million, and received over $9 million, for durable…
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