U.S. v. WALTER-EZE

No. 15-50315.

869 F.3d 891 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sylvia Ogbenyeanu WALTEREZE, AKA Sylvia O Okam, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 25, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Bernstein (argued), Law Office of David Jay Bernstein PA, Deerfield Beach, Florida, for Defendant-Appellant.

Ellen R. Meltzer (argued), Special Counsel; Joanna K.W. Bowman , Alexander F. Porter , and Blanca Quintero , Assistant United States Attorneys; Sung-Hee Suh , Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Leslie R. Caldwell , Assistant Attorney General; Fraud Section, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Concurrence by Judge Nguyen


OPINION

Appellant Sylvia Walter-Eze stands convicted after a jury trial of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 (Count 1); four counts of health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347 (Counts 2, 3, 5, and 6);...

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