Legal Opinion
United States v. Shirley Jean Rowen
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1979No. 78-5246PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Shirley Jean Rowen was convicted of four counts of embezzling or stealing funds of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. The thefts involved four checks in a total amount of $1,688.00 made payable to nonexistent students with fictitious social security numbers.
Rowen worked as head cashier at El Centro College, one of the Colleges in the Dallas County Community College District. El Centro handles federal funds in connection with its participation in the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program. The funds are disbursed by El Centro to students who…
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