Legal Opinion
United States v. Lawrence
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 20, 2005No. 02-1259PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Defendant Thomas R. Lawrence was indicted by a federal grand jury for carrying out a scheme to defraud Medicare. Lawrence, a chiropractor, ran a clinic in Denver, Colorado which performed chelation therapy 1 on patients eligible for Medicare. Although chelation therapy is generally not covered by Medicare, Lawrence submitted bills to Medicare indicating the clinic had performed a form of intravenous therapy which was covered by Medicare.
After a four-week jury trial, Lawrence was convicted of four counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343;…
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