United States v. Emad Jamal Hassan

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

On November 20, 1998, after a bench trial, the district court found Emad Jamal Hassan guilty on two counts of food stamp fraud in violation of 7 U.S.C. §§ 2024(b) and (c) and one count of conspiracy pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 371. On May 18, 1999, Hassan was sentenced to thirty-seven months incarceration, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,031,873. Has-san appeals the district court’s calculation of the total loss amount for sentencing purposes.

Background

In February 1994, Yousef Hassan, Emad’s brother, opened the Halsted…