Ann Landsman, a physician's assistant, was arrested for working simultaneous shifts at different hospitals. After a Bronx County Supreme Court jury convicted her of a "scheme to defraud," and she was sentenced to a 3-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $50,000, the lady appealed.
Even though she received assignments from both hospitals, and had a driver transport her back and forth when needed, the Appellate Division, First Department, was of the view Landsman couldn't possibly have performed the overlapping duties because her job entailed treating patients "on a moment's notice."
Since she never received approval from her respective employers for these simultaneous shifts, and had promised each her undivided attention, the AD1 thought that the record established that the lady either had an "intent to defraud," and/or that she sought "to obtain property by false or fraudulent pretenses, misrepresentations, or promises."
That didn't work for her at all.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: People v. Landsman