Elaine Davis

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Charge:	Fraud (Health Care)
Sentence:	"8 yrs, 2 yrs supervised release & $9,305,647.26 restitution"
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Year Crime:	2015
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Year Cleared:	2018
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Louisiana - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Orleans
City of Crime:	New Orleans
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Elaine Davis and Dr. Pramela Ganji were codefendants wrongly convicted in federal court in Louisiana of conspiracy to commit health care fraud by defrauding Medicare out of more than $14 million. Ganji and Davis were jointly tried. After her conviction by a jury Ganji was sentenced to six years in federal prison to be followed by two years of supervised release, and payment to Medicare of $5,048,518 in restitution. Davis was sentenced to 8 years in federal prison to be followed by two years of supervised release, and payment to Medicare of $9,305,647.26 in restitution. Ganji and Davis appealed. On January 30, 2018 the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and vacated the convictions of Ganji and Davis on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove they were guilty of executing a scheme to defraud Medicare."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On January 30, 2018 the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and vacated the convictions of Ganji and Davis on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove they were guilty of executing a scheme to defraud Medicare."
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Sex:	Female
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Information Source 1:	"USA v. Pramela Ganji, et al, No. 16-31119 (5th Cir., 1-30-2018) (Vacating conviction based on insufficient evidence bo prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.) "
Information Location 1:	http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/16/16-31119-CR0.pdf
Information Source 2:	"In Defense of Doctors: Not Every Physician Is a Criminal, By David ?O. Markus and Mona Markus, Daily Business Review, Feb 23, 2018"
Information Location 2:	https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2018/02/23/in-defense-of-doctors-not-every-physician-is-a-criminal/
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Elaine Davis

Charge:

Fraud (Health Care)

Sentence:

"8 yrs, 2 yrs supervised release & $9,305,647.26 restitution"

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2015

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2018

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Louisiana - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Orleans

City of Crime:

New Orleans

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On January 30, 2018 the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and vacated the convictions of Ganji and Davis on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove they were guilty of executing a scheme to defraud Medicare."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

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Information Source 1:

"USA v. Pramela Ganji, et al, No. 16-31119 (5th Cir., 1-30-2018) (Vacating conviction based on insufficient evidence bo prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.) "

Information Location 1:

http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/16/16-31119-CR0.pdf

Information Source 2:

"In Defense of Doctors: Not Every Physician Is a Criminal, By David ?O. Markus and Mona Markus, Daily Business Review, Feb 23, 2018"

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https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2018/02/23/in-defense-of-doctors-not-every-physician-is-a-criminal/

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