Fischer v. United States (2000)
| Fischer v. United States | |
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| Argued February 22, 2000 Decided April 17, 2000 | |
| Full case name | Jeffrey Fischer v. United States of America |
| Citations | 529 U.S. 667 (more) 168 F.3d. L. Ed. 2d 1273 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Holding | |
| Medicare funds received by health care providers constitute "benefits" within the meaning of the federal bribery statute prohibiting fraud and other offenses against organizations receiving federal benefits | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kennedy, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Dissent | Thomas, joined by Scalia |
Fischer v United States, 529 U.S. 667 (2000), was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that the scope of the federal bribery statute 18 U.S.C. § 666(b), which applied to organizations that received "benefits in excess of $10,000 under a Federal program", included funds received through Medicare.