U.S. v. CHIKVASHVILI

No. 16-4393.

859 F.3d 285 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael CHIKVASHVILI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 9, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Booth Marcus Ripke , NATHANS & BIDDLE, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Leo Joseph Wise , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Robert W. Biddle , NATHANS & BIDDLE, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Rod J. Rosenstein , United States Attorney, P. Michael Cunningham , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Judge King and Judge Wynn joined.


Rafael Chikvashvili, the former CEO of diagnostic imaging company Alpha Diagnostics, was charged with two counts of healthcare fraud resulting in death under 18 U.S.C. § 1347. At trial, the government alleged that Chikvashvili directed unqualified radiologic technicians to interpret x-rays and billed Medicare as though...

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