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Supreme Court to Clarify What Constitutes Identity Theft

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He was subsequently charged with healthcare fraud, as well as aggravated identity theft under 18 U.S.C. A jury found Dubin guilty of one charge of healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft. The aggravated identity theft charge added a mandatory two-year prison sentence on top of the healthcare fraud charges.

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SCOTUS Narrows Reach of Identity Fraud Statute

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Supreme Court narrowed the scope of a federal aggravated identity theft statute. Facts of the Case Petitioner David Dubin was convicted of healthcare fraud under 18 U.S.C. The crux of the healthcare fraud was a misrepresentation about the qualifications of petitioner’s employee,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote. 1028A(a)(1).

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Supreme Court on Patent Law for October 2022

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Accord Healthcare, Inc., One problem here is that the healthcare payers are going to recognize that the drugs are interchangeable and very quickly start buying the generic version even for the unauthorized patented use. Famed professor of constitutional law Erwin Chemerinsky (Berkeley) filed the petition. 4th 1013 (Fed.

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Divided Court Stays OSHA Vaccine or Test Mandate While Allowing CMS Vaccination Rule to Proceed

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According to the majority, the Secretary of Health and Human Services was within his authority in imposing the vaccine mandate on healthcare workers. Similarly, the Secretary regularly imposes conditions of participation that relate to the qualifications and duties of healthcare workers themselves.

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Justices Hear Oral Arguments in Four Cases

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Overall, the justices appeared more receptive to the healthcare worker vaccine mandate. 1231 is entitled by statute, after six months of detention, to a bond hearing at which the government must prove to an immigration judge that the alien is a flight risk or a danger to the community; and (2) whether, under 8 U.S.C.