Legal Opinion
United States v. Delgado
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 19, 2012No. 10-50726PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:
Sylvia Delgado was convicted by a jury of defrauding Medicaid and Medicare of $1.4 million. Delgado appeals her conviction, arguing that the evidence was insufficient; prejudicial evidence was admitted; the jury instructions were flawed; her sentencing level was erroneously increased for obstruction of justice; and the district court erred by denying Delgado’s request for post-trial contact with a juror. Because there is sufficient evidence to support the conviction and no reversible error, we AFFIRM.
BACKGROUND
Delgado, a self professed medical billing expert with…
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