Legal Opinion
United States v. Clarence Ruffen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1986No. 85-1066PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID W. WILLIAMS, Senior District Judge:
Clarence Ruffen pled guilty to one count of conspiring to steal and convert to his own use funds of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. He had conspired with a female employee of the Alameda County Social Services Agency to cause the improper payment of over $1,200,000 in Aid to Families with Dependent Children (“AFDC”) benefits. Ruffen’s role was to find individuals willing to receive the checks, cash them and kick back most of the money received. He recruited at least 20 recipients and caused other recruiters to get more. He cashed…
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