United States v. Jagmohan Grewal

39 F.3d 1189 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jagmohan GREWAL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10284. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 12, 1994. * Decided Oct. 26, 1994. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rejection of Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc March 24, 1995. 1 Before: WALLACE and BROWNING, Circuit Judges and TURRENTINE, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** OVERVIEW 3 This case involves a nefarious scheme by defendant Grewal to defraud Medicare and to structure his ill-gotten gains to evade federal reporting requirements. From October 1990 until June 1992, Grewal was the sole proprietor of a mobile laboratory specializing in non-invasive blood circulation tests. He became a Medicare provider in the fall of 1990 and, shortly thereafter, began submitting fraudulent Medicare billings. In many instances, Grewal submitted billings for tests he never performed, while…