9th Circuit Finds Woman Waived Right To Appeal Insurance Fraud Guilty Plea

Mealey's (December 18, 2018, 1:27 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Dec. 14 dismissed a woman’s appeal challenging her guilty plea to 24 counts of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft for billing insurance companies for dental hygiene care that she was not authorized to provide because she stated that she understood the consequences of her plea (United States v. Cherie Renee Dillon, Nos. 17-30122, 17-30235, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 35206)....