United States Fifth Circuit

Defendant's sentence for fraud in obtaining disaster relief assistance is affirmed where: 1) any error resulting from recalculation of the loss to FEMA caused by defendant's offenses did not affect defendant's substantial rights, and therefore was harmless; 2) the district court's order of restitution and forfeiture against defendant would not result in double recovery to the government; and 3) the district court did not err in not offsetting defendant's restitution obligation by the amount he was required to forfeit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/18/2009
• Published 09/18/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gaines H. Cleveland, Asst. U.S. Atty., Gulfport, MS, Jason Scott Gilbert (argued), Jackson, MS, for U.S., John William Weber, III (argued), Fed. Pub. Def., Gulfport, MS, for Taylor.