UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. EDWARD R. HILLS (19-3372); YAZAN B. AL-MADANI (19-3549); SARI ALQSOUS (19-3573 & 20-3160) - Articles

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. EDWARD R. HILLS (19-3372); YAZAN B. AL-MADANI (19-3549); SARI ALQSOUS (19-3573 & 20-3160)

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Mar 3, 2022

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Russell S. Bensing, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant Hills.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Jonathan A. Bartel, BARTELL, GEORGALAS & JUAREZ, Independence, Ohio, for Appellant Al-Madani.

Attorneys 3: ARGUED: Robert L. Sirianni, Jr., BROWNSTONE, P.A., Winter Park, Florida, Alan M. Dershowitz, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, Cambridge, Massachusetts, for Appellant Alqsous in 19-3573.

Attorneys 4: ARGUED: Matthew B. Kall, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.

Attorneys 5: ON BRIEF: Russell S. Bensing, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant Hills.

Attorneys 6: ON BRIEF: Jonathan A. Bartel, BARTELL, GEORGALAS & JUAREZ, Independence, Ohio, Richard H. Drucker, MARGARET WONG & ASSOCIATES, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant Al-Madani.

Attorneys 7: ON BRIEF: Robert L. Sirianni, Jr., BROWNSTONE, P.A., Winter Park, Florida, for Appellant Alqsous in 19-3573 and 20-3160.

Attorneys 8: ON BRIEF: Alan M. Dershowitz, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, Cambridge, Massachusetts, for Appellant Alqsous in 19-3573. Matthew B. Kall, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.

Judge(s): GUY, MOORE, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland

RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge. Dr. Edward Hills, Dr. Sari Alqsous, and Dr. Yazan Al-Madani were convicted by a jury of various fraud and related offenses connected to their employment in the Dental Department of a publicly owned hospital located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Dr. Tariq Sayegh—who also was convicted of several bribery-related counts—has voluntarily dismissed his appeal. The three defendants before us challenge their convictions and sentences on various and, at times, overlapping grounds. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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