Legal Opinion
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Steven B. Tencer and Ronald Lazar, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1997No. 95-31135PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Steven Tencer and Ronald Lazar challenge their convictions on multiple counts related to their scheme to submit fraudulent claims to insurance companies and obtain proceeds for unperformed chiropractic services. The government cross-appeals a number of the district court’s rulings. For reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand this case to the district court for sentencing.
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Appellants Tencer and Lazar, both licensed chiropractors, worked at the Allied Chiropractic Clinic (“Allied”) in Kenner, Louisiana. Tencer, who owned the clinic,…
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