Investors’ Convictions, Sentences For Roles In Staged Accident Scheme Upheld

Mealey's (January 13, 2020, 1:03 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 9 upheld the convictions and sentences of two investors who operated three clinics that submitted fraudulent bills to private insurers for services provided to patients purportedly injured in staged automobile accidents, finding that the evidence presented by the government was sufficient to support the jury’s verdict (United States v. David Sosa-Baladron, et al., Nos. 17-1987, 17-2032, 6th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 876)....