United States Tenth Circuit

Defendant's conviction and sentence for making false statements regarding matters within the jurisdiction of a federal agency and embezzling government funds in conjunction with his receipt of public housing assistance and food stamps is affirmed over a Booker challenge.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/31/2006
• Published 01/31/2006

Judges

• HEATON, District Judge., Before EBEL and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges, and HEATON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Melissa Harrison, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Kansas City, Kansas (David J. Phillips, Federal Public Defender, and Ronald E. Wurtz, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Topeka, Kansas, on the brief) for Defendant-Appellant., Thomas G. Luedke, Assistant United States Attorney, Topeka, Kansas (Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, Topeka, Kansas, with him on the brief) for Plaintiff-Appellee.