United States v. Vandale Thomas

Defendant-Appellant Vandale Thomas was convicted of theft from a program receiving federal funds, money laundering, and payment structuring arising out of work he performed for the New Orleans Traffic Court. Thomas appeals his convictions and sentence. For the reasons stated below, we AFFIRM his convictions and sentence.

I

Defendant-Appellant Thomas was a contractor for the New Orleans Traffic Court (“Traffic Court”) who provided various accounting services for the court. 1 At trial, the government presented evidence that Thomas overbilled the Traffic Court for his services, sometimes billing…