United States v. Zia Iqbal

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Following a bench trial, the district court convicted Zia Iqbal on four federal criminal charges: three counts of soliciting or receiving an illegal kickback related to a federal health-care program and one count of making a false statement to federal agents. The district court1 sentenced Iqbal to two years of probation on each count, to be served concurrently. Iqbal appeals, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions. We affirm.

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In March 2011, Iqbal met Millie Saeger, the administrator' and minority owner' of Patient Care Professionals…