A company that admits to being a coconspirator can’t claim to be a victim of its own crime.

That’s what the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled Friday when it denied a petition for a writ of mandamus by WellCare Health Plans Inc.’s lawyers at Greenberg Traurig. WellCare asked that it be declared a victim by the court and paid restitution by former executives convicted of health care fraud.