Legal Opinion
United States v. David W. Prigmore, United States v. Lee H. Leichter, United States v. John F. Cvinar
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 20, 2001No. 19-1325PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
On August 24, 1995, after a twenty-seven day trial, a jury convicted defendants-appellants Lee H. Leichter, John F. Cvinar, and David W. Prigmore of conspiring to defraud and impair the functioning of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in connection with its oversight and regulation of medical devices. See 18 U.S.C. § 371. The jury simultaneously acquitted George Maloney and Kenneth Thurston of the same charge. The district court thereafter sentenced each convicted defendant to 18 months’ imprisonment and two years of supervised release, but stayed…
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