United States v. Sostre-Cintron

KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.

A federal jury convicted Alberto Sostre-Cintrón of conspiring to defraud the United States and stealing government property in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 , 641 after finding that he falsely claimed eligibility for Social Security benefits and received nearly $100,000 in disability insurance disbursements to which he was not entitled. On appeal, Sostre challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions and the procedural reasonableness of his sentence. Because we find that there was ample evidence from which a jury could have reasonably determined…