Case Background
Charles T. Sell's Battle Against the Courts and Mental Illness
On May 16, 1997, Charles T. Sell was charged in a Federal criminal complaint with making false representations in connection with payments for health care services. The government alleged that Sell and his wife submitted false claims to Medicaid and private insurance companies for dental services not provided, including false documentation and bogus x-rays in support of these claims. On July 15, 1997, after receiving a psychiatric evaluation in a Springfield, Missouri, State medical facility, the district court held that Sell was competent to stand trial. The report stated that Sell was currently competent to stand trial but that there…
