Legal Opinion
United States v. Kim H. Birge
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 2016No. 15-15043PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ED CARNES, Chief Judge:
As the Chief Clerk of the Probate Court of Chatham County, Georgia, Kim Birge had access to bank accounts controlled by the probate court so that she could safeguard the financial affairs of conservator-ships. Instead, she wrote herself $767,218.99 in checks drawn from conser-vatorship accounts belonging to 31 minors, 2 incapacitated adults, and 2 estates. After she was found out, she pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and the district court sentenced her to 72 months imprisonment. Birge appeals that sentence, contending that the district…
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