U.S. v. WHEELER

No. 12-3094.

753 F.3d 200 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Jacqueline L. WHEELER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 23, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven N. Herman argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Steven M. Salky.

Katherine M. Kelly , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman and Elizabeth H. Danello , Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: HENDERSON, BROWN and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.


GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

A jury found that Dr. Jacqueline Wheeler, the owner of a medical clinic in Washington, D.C., fraudulently collected millions of dollars from Medicaid for procedures that were never performed. The district court imposed a substantial prison sentence and ordered Wheeler to forfeit those funds. On appeal, Wheeler challenges both her conviction and sentence. We reject her arguments and affirm the district court.

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