Legal Opinion
United States v. Thurston
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 26, 2006No. 05-2271PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
William Thurston was convicted of conspiring to defraud Medicare of over $5,000,000. Although the recommended sentence under the sentencing guidelines was 60 months’ imprisonment, the district court instead imposed a sentence of three months’ imprisonment. The government appeals, arguing that the sentence is unreasonable. The relevant background is as follows.
In 1998, Thurston was indicted for conspiring to commit Medicare fraud. See 18 U.S.C. § 371. The indictment stemmed from Thurston’s activities in the late 1980s and early 1990s as an executive for Damon Clinical…
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