The Government charged Rickey E. Weir with 16 counts of mail fraud, Medicare and Medicaid Fraud, as well as a count under the Federal False Claims Act. Based on these charges, Mr. Weir faced a likely sentence of 20 years imprisonment after a trial and several millions of dollars in fines. Prior to trial, the government offered only a plea that contained nothing less than a savage sentence and still subjected Mr. Weir to significant financial penalties.
Mr. Meczyk recommended that Mr. Weir proceed to trial. In the second week of the government’s case in chief, Mr. Meczyk conducted a vigorous cross-examination of the government’s star witness, Dr. Steven Boren, Medical Director for Medicare Part B for Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. After Mr. Meczyk’s cross-examination, the government returned with an astounding offer. Mr. Weir pled guilty to one count of mail fraud, and received an unprecedented acceptance of responsibility credit, at mid- trial. Additionally, the government settled civil case against Mr. Weir for only $100,000.
