Legal Opinion

United States v. Roy Hebron

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 15, 2012No. 11-30513PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Roy Hebron pleaded guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with major disaster benefits in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 1040. He appeals his sentence, arguing that the government violated the plea agreement by advocating for a higher loss calculation than the one agreed to and that the district court erred in its loss calculation by including legitimate claims with fraudulent ones. We affirm.

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Hebron was mayor of Ball, Louisiana. After Hurricane Rita made landfall in September 2005, Hebron and Brenda Kimball, the town clerk, applied…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  5. United States v. SandersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by59 opinions

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