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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GULAM MUKHDOMI and ABIDA MUKHDOMI

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 17, 2026

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Ronald W. Chapman II, CHAPMAN LAW GROUP, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Kimberly Robinson, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Kimberly Robinson, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.

Judge(s): STRANCH, READLER, and BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Columbus

BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judge. Abida and Gulam Mukhdomi each pled guilty to one count of making false statements relating to health care matters with identical plea agreements containing appellate waivers. As part of each of their sentences, the district court imposed a fine of $125,000. On appeal, the Mukhdomis argue that the fines were procedurally and substantively unreasonable and unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause. Because the Mukhdomis’ appellate waivers bar their procedural and substantive reasonableness challenges and because their Eighth Amendment challenge, even if not barred, fails on the merits, we affirm the district court’s imposition of the fines.

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