Legal Opinion
New York v. Sokol (In Re Sokol)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 28, 1995No. 94 Civ. 7372 (HB). Bankr. No. 94 B 40195 (SMB)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BAER, District Judge:
This appeal arises from an adversary proceeding brought by New York State’s Special Prosecutor for Medicaid Fraud Control (“the State”) to have debts owed by defendant Abraham I. Sokol, M.D. (“Sokol”) declared nondischargeable. In 1992 a New York State Supreme Court jury convicted Sokol after a lengthy trial of violating N.Y. Penal Law § 155.40, grand larceny in the second degree (theft of over $50,000), based on fraudulent Medicaid billings. Affidavit of Elizabeth T. Bogren, sworn to July 11, 1994, submitted in support of the State’s July 11, 1994 motion…
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3Cited by15 opinions
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