Legal Opinion

United States v. Dvorak

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 20, 2010No. 09-3463PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Douglas Dvorak was convicted of multiple counts of mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering. The indictment alleged that Dvorak, a chiropractor, submitted false Medicaid claims in the names of children for whom he did not provide treatment. He would then deposit the Medicaid reimbursement checks he received into a checking account and, within a few days, withdraw the entire amount of the check, in cash, from the account.

After a jury trial, Dvorak was found guilty on all thirty-nine counts in the indictment, which charged him with mail…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  2. United States v. GaudinSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Salinas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Flores-Figueroa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. United States v. Bruce A. Beckman, United States of America v. Thomas KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  3. United States v. StringerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
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  5. United States v. PaytonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011

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