Federal Appellate Court Upholds Convictions for Defraduing Government

A federal appellate court upheld the fraud and conspiracy convictions of two executives who operated medical clinics that focused on treating government employees. Case: U.S. v. Sanders, No. 17-20492, 03/02/2020, published. Facts: Pamela Rose, Jeffrey Rose and Frankie Sanders were co-owners of Federal Work Ready, a health care business with a chain of clinics in Texas and Louisiana. FWR marketed itself to patients whose physical therapy was reimbursable under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. The majority of FWR's revenues came from reimbursements under FECA's w...