United States v. Seymour Matanky, M.D.

HAMLIN, Circuit Judge:

Seymour Matanky, M.D., appellant herein, appeals from his conviction in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on all 39 counts of an indictment for violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. 1 Appellant received a suspended prison sentence and fines totaling $58,500.00. We affirm.

Matanky is a medical doctor, practicing in the San Fernando Valley, Los An-geles County, California. During the period covered in the indictment (November, 1968-Oetober, 1970), appellant had numerous patients at various San Fernando Valley convalescent hospitals. Many of…