18 U.S.C. § 1345(a)(2). The term “Federal health care offense” is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 24(a)3 and covers numerous crimes, 3 18 U.S.C. § 24(a) states: (a) As used in this title, the term “Federal health care offense” means a violation of, or a criminal conspiracy to violate-- (1) section 669, 1035, 1347, or 1518 of this title or section 1128B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b); or (2) section 287, 371, 664, 666, 1001, 1027, 1341, 1343, 1349, or 1954 of this title section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331), or section 501 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1131), or section 411, 518, or 511 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the violation or conspiracy relates to a health care benefit program. Case 1:12-cv-23588-PCH Document 49 Entered on FLSD Docket 11/21/2012 Page 5 of 18 6 including conspiracy to commit health care fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1349, conspiracy to defraud the United States, 18 U.S.C. § 371, and crimes against federal health care programs such as the paying of kickbacks, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)(2

Lattimore, 127 F. Supp.405,409- 10 (D.D.C. 1955) for thepropositionthatquestionsoffundamentalambiguitycanbedismissed asamatterof law.9 WhatDefendantfails to note,eventhough it is mentionedin oneof the “Notably, noneof thecasescited by Defendantappearto be chargedunder 18 U.S.C. § loom (a)( 1),but insteadfocusuponaspecificfalsestatementunder1001(a)(2)ora specificexchange in aperjuryprosecution.As evidentin theplain languageofthestatute,18 U.S.C. 1001(a)(1) does not requirean exact falsestatementlike 1001(a)(2)or aperjurycharge. Rather,merelyalleging a materialomissionor misleadingstatementis sufficient for a valid indictmentunder 18 U.S.C. § 24 Case 1:05-cr-00370-PLF Document 45 Filed 02/10/2006 Page 30 of 57 primarycaseshe cites,is that “when aquestionis arguablyambiguous,thedefendant’s understandingofthequestionis a matterfor thejury to decide.” UnitedStatesv.