United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's convictions for farm program benefits fraud and crop-insurance payment fraud is affirmed; however, the sentence is vacated where the jury's finding erroneously included approximately $1 million in premium charges and subsidies that were unaccounted for on the record.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/21/2005
• Published 04/21/2005

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before SMITH, BEAM, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Irvin B. Nodland, argued, Bismarck, ND, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Clare R. Hochhalter, Asst. U.S. Attorney, argued, Bismarck, ND, for appellee.