United States v. Ronald S. Morin

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Ronald S. Morin appeals his convictions for conspiracy to violate 18 U.S.C. §§ 666 (theft from programs receiving federal funds) and 1163 (embezzlement and theft from an Indian tribal organization & aiding and abetting) and for substantive violations of §§ 666 and 1163. We affirm Morin’s convictions but remand for resentencing in light of United States v. Booker, — U.S.-, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621(2005).

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Morin is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (the Tribe). From 1997 through 1998, Morin served on the board of directors for Uniband, a…