6th Circuit: Pharmacist Used Others’ Identifications To Further Fraud Scheme

Mealey's (February 21, 2018, 11:06 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A federal judge in Kentucky erred when dismissing a count from an indictment charging a pharmacist with aggravated identity theft, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 20, finding that the defendant used the identities of a doctor and patient for the purpose of submitting a fraudulent claim to an insurance company (United States of America v. Philip E. Michael II, No. 17-5626, 6th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3918)....