United States v. Lesa Chaney

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

James Alvin Chaney ("Ace") and Lesa Chaney owned and operated a highly profitable clinic in Hazard, Kentucky called Ace Clinique of Medicine. Eventually, the clinic attracted suspicion that it was a "pill mill": a clinic that distributes addictive prescription pills without a legitimate medical purpose. Law enforcement obtained a warrant and searched Ace Clinique's files, where they discovered evidence of many crimes-some related to the suspected pill-mill operation, and some distinct. The Chaneys and Ace Clinique were charged, convicted by a jury, and…