Judge: Antagonistic Defenses Do Not Warrant Severing Insurance Fraud Defendants

Mealey's (November 7, 2017, 12:54 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Nov. 3 denied motions filed by two doctors seeking to sever their claims from a criminal insurance fraud indictment, finding that the defendants’ antagonistic defenses and the possibility of prejudicial spillover did not warrant severance (United States of America v. Asim Hameedi, et al., No. 17 Cr. 137, S.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182790)....