United States
Respondents
Theodore B. Olson, Solicitor GeneralOn May 16, 1997, the Federal Government charged Dr. Charles T. Sell with making false representations in connection with payments for health care services. Later that year, the government added 56 counts of mail fraud, six counts of Medicaid fraud, one count of money-laundering, and an additional count of conspiracy and attempted murder of a witness and an FBI agent. On April 14, 1999, the presiding judge ruled Sell unable to stand trial due to a diagnosed "delusional disorder." On August 9, 2000, after Sell refused a State psychiatrist’s recommendation that he take antipsychotic drugs, a…
