Legal Opinion
United States v. Rick A. Kuhlman
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 8, 2013No. 11-15959PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Dr. Rick Kuhlman pleaded guilty to perpetrating a five-year, $3 million health care fraud scheme. He was sentenced to probation for the “time served” while out on pre-trial release awaiting his sentence. Although the United States Sentencing Guidelines set forth a sentencing range of 57 to 71 months of imprisonment, Kuhlman was able to avoid a custodial sentence by simply paying the money back and performing community service, including speaking to medical and nursing students about the perils of health care fraud. Because we agree with the government that Kuhlman’s…
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