Legal Opinion

United States v. Sanchez-Maldonado

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 18, 2013No. 12-1571PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

The truth of the ancient maxim that crime does not pay is nowhere more evident than when, as in this case, the crime involves the theft of government property from the offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (the FBI). The tale follows.

On July 13, 2011, a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging the appellant, Josué Sánchez-Maldonado, and two confederates with aiding and abetting the depredation of federal property resulting in damage in excess of $20,000. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1361. To be specific, the indictment…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. DuarteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  3. United States v. Paul J. SavoieCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Ocasio-CancelCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  3. United States v. Flete-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. SimonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2021
  5. United States v. NaphaengCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2018

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