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U.S. v. McELWEE

Nos. 10-30099, 10-30101.

646 F.3d 328 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tandy W. McELWEE, Jr.; Ava Cates McElwee, Defendants-Appellants. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wendy Kathleen Benson Chriss, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 12, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Josette Louise Cassiere (argued), Alexander Coker Van Hook, Asst. U.S. Attys., Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Ansel Martin Stroud, III, Barham, Warner, Stroud & McKay, Michael Allyn Stroud (argued), Wiener, Weiss & Madison, A.P.C., Shreveport, LA, Marilyn Michele Fournet (argued), Law Office of M. Michele Fournet, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellants Tandy W. McElwee, Jr., and Ava Cates McElwee.

Douglas Lee Harville (argued), (Court-Appointed), Harville Law Firm, L.L.C., Shreveport, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Wendy Kathleen Benson Chriss.

Before JOLLY and HAYNES, Circuit Judges, and VANCE, District Judge.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Before the court are three former employees of a private medical practice who stand convicted for engaging in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain large amounts of hydrocodone, a controlled dangerous substance. The conspiracy involved submission of fabricated prescriptions to local pharmacies and falsification of patient medical records to conceal the fraudulence of the prescriptions. Appellants were found guilty of various charges, including...

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