Legal Opinion
United States v. Hoffman-Vaile
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 27, 2009No. 07-12629PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
The main question presented by this appeal is whether a person who alters records that have been subpoenaed by a grand jury obstructs an investigation of Medicare fraud. See 18 U.S.C. § 1519. Dr. Marsha Lynn Hoffman-Vaile appeals her convictions and sentences on charges of health care fraud, filing false claims, and obstruction of justice. We conclude that section 1519 governs Dr. Hoffman-Vaile’s alteration of the records subpoenaed by the grand jury because the proceedings of the grand jury were related to an investigation of Medicare fraud by the Department of Health…
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