United States Fifth Circuit

Sentence for mortgage-lending fraud is vacated and remanded where, when computing the sentencing guidelines range, the fair market value of the collateral for each of the home-mortgage loans involved in the scheme should have been credited against loss to the victim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/21/2008
• Published 11/21/2008

Judges

• RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:, Before BARKSDALE, BENAVIDES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gaines H. Cleveland, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Gulfport, MS, Felicia Collette Adams, Jackson, MS, for U.S., Kathryn Neal Nester (argued), Jackson, MS, for Goss.