Enforcement
William F. Gould
In
United States v. Merino, No. 19-50291, 2021 WL 754589 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2021), the court of appeals reversed the conviction of Marina Merino of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 and eight counts of healthcare fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347. Merino was convicted after a trial in the Central District of California. At trial, the government presented evidence that Merino was employed as a patient recruiter and marketer at a medical clinic. The government alleged that she worked with others fraudulently to bill Medicare for unnecessary services. The government sponsored a cooperating witness at trial, Zoila O Brien, who, like Merino, was a patient recruiter for a leader of the alleged conspiracy, Robert Glazer.
Enforcement
William F. Gould
In
United States v. Merino, No. 19-50291, 2021 WL
754589 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2021), the court of appeals reversed the
conviction of Marina Merino of conspiracy to commit healthcare
fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 and eight counts of
healthcare fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347. Merino was
convicted after a trial in the Central District of California. At
trial, the government presented evidence that Merino was employed
as a patient recruiter and marketer at a medical clinic. The
government alleged that she worked with others fraudulently to bill
Medicare for unnecessary services. The government sponsored a
Enforcement
William F. Gould
In
United States v. Merino, No. 19-50291, 2021 WL 754589 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2021), the court of appeals reversed the conviction of Marina Merino of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 and eight counts of healthcare fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347. Merino was convicted after a trial in the Central District of California. At trial, the government presented evidence that Merino was employed as a patient recruiter and marketer at a medical clinic. The government alleged that she worked with others fraudulently to bill Medicare for unnecessary services. The government sponsored a cooperating witness at trial, Zoila O Brien, who, like Merino, was a patient recruiter for a leader of the alleged conspiracy, Robert Glazer.