United States v. Seymour

PER CURIAM: *

Appellants challenge the district court’s ruling that only half of the joint bank account of Ralph and Judy Seymour (husband and wife) is subject to a pending garnishment. At issue is whether it was error to apply Mississippi’s equitable-distribution system for marital property to the garnishment proceeding, providing Judy Seymour an ownership interest in the joint account. VACATED AND REMANDED.

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Ralph Seymour pleaded guilty to bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1844. He was ordered, inter alia, to pay $376,705.06 in restitution to Federal Insurance Company, Peoples Financial…