UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William J. MAYERS and Patricia Mayers, Defendants-Appellants

This case raises the question of whether civil penalties assessed against defendants would make some or all of the criminal convictions here appealed a violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Constitution under the recent case of United States v. Haler, 490 U.S. -, 109 S.Ct. 1892, 104 L.Ed.2d 487 (1989).

Defendants Dr. William J. Mayers and Patricia Mayers, a chiropractor and his wife, who operated a number of health care clinics, appeal their convictions on multiple charges arising from their having defrauded the Medicare program, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the…