Legal Opinion
United States v. Ruth Whited
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 19, 2002No. 02-1112PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
RENDELL, Circuit Judge.
Ruth Whited appeals from the District Court’s order sentencing her to prison and requiring her to make restitution for embezzling from a health care provider in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 669. Whited challenges the sufficiency of the charging indictment and the District Court’s jurisdiction to adjudicate the charge as set forth therein. She also contends that the Commerce Clause does not grant Congress the power to criminalize her actions, and that 18 U.S.C. § 669 is thus unconstitutional as applied to the facts of her case. We note that we are the…
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