United States v. Collins

Defendants Collins and Robison appealed their convictions stemming from their involvement in a conspiracy to defraud insurance companies by filing false claims for automobile accidents that never happened. The court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to support Collins' conviction for conspiracy to commit health care fraud; the court rejected defendants' claim that their conviction for mail fraud should be vacated under the concurrent sentence doctrine or on the merits; there was sufficient evidence to support the mail fraud convictions; the McCarran-Ferguson Act, 15 U.S.C. 11011 et seq., does not preclude concurrent operation of the federal mail fraud statute; the district court properly instructed the jury on the elements of conspiracy and corrupt persuasion and defendants' conviction for conspiracy to tamper with witnesses stands; and the court affirmed Collins' sentence. The court rejected defendants' numerous legal challenges and affirmed the judgment. View "United States v. Collins" on Justia Law