3rd Circuit Related Insights & Resources

In United States v. Kousisis, Defendant challenges a federal wire fraud conviction under the fraud in the inducement theory. In this case, the 3rd Circuit expanded federal fraud statutes to include a theory where there was a false statement hat induced the victim to contract. Such an extension post Ciminelli...

Banks created a boneheaded fraud scheme that was unsuccessful. This didn’t stop the government from securing a 104 month sentence based on his “intended” amount of fraud. The 3rd Circuit disagreed with the Government finding that the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines clearly relate to the “actual” loss and not the intended...

Healthcare Fraud and “Materiality” Under Escobar By Ronald W. Chapman II Healthcare Fraud prosecutors are pursing “false claims” theories We’ve seen a rash of healthcare fraud cases against pharmacies and telehealth companies brought by the Federal Government on behalf of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), healthcare insurance entities, and government payors...