Legal Opinion

United States v. Rufai

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 15, 2013No. 12-6034PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MATHESON, Circuit Judge.

At a joint trial, a jury acquitted Olalekan Rufai and Adedayo Adegboye of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1349, and convicted them of five counts of aiding and abetting health care fraud, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 1347 and 2. The Government and Mr. Rufai agree that an unindicted third party, Joshua Ohaka, knowingly filed fraudulent claims on behalf of the medical equipment company set up by the Defendants. Mr. Rufai argues that the trial evidence was insufficient to show that he knowingly and willfully participated in the…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. United States v. PeoniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
  4. United States v. Gonzalez-HuertaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  5. Schweiker v. McClureSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by48 opinions

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  4. United States v. IsabellaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. SilvaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2018

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