By: Derek Hawkins//January 30, 2018//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: United States of America v. Diana J. Gumila
Case No.: 16-3111
Officials: POSNER, RIPPLE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Court Error – Sentencing Guidelines
Diana Gumila ran a home-healthcare company that defrauded the federal government of several million dollars. She was convicted of multiple counts of healthcare fraud and making false statements in connection with a healthcare matter. The district judge imposed a below-guidelines prison sentence of 72 months followed by 24 months of supervised release.
Gumila appeals, raising several challenges to her sentence. She first argues that the judge miscalculated the financial loss attributable to her offenses. She also contends that the 72-month prison term is substantively unreasonable. Finally, she claims that the judge did not adequately explain the term and conditions of supervised release. The first two arguments are meritless. The third is waived. We affirm
Affirmed