United States v. Schella Hope

Schella Hope appeals her numerous convictions for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1349; health-care fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1347; aggravated identity theft, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A; money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(l)(A)(i); and engaging in money-laundering transactions of over $10,000, 18 U.S.C. § 1957. Hope raises four challenges to her convictions, all of which we review for plain error. After careful consideration, we affirm.

I. General Background

The 59-count superseding indictment alleges that, beginning in January 2005 and continuing through 2011, Hope stole approximately $4…