Legal Opinion
Cleaton v. Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 13, 2016No. 2015-3126PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUGHES, Circuit Judge.
Alesteve Cleaton was removed from his position as Correctional Officer pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 7371, which mandates the removal of any law enforcement officer who is convicted óf a felony. Mr. Cleaton appeals the Merit Systems Protection Board’s decision sustaining his removal. Because the Board did not err in finding that Mr. Cleaton was convicted of a felony on May 6, 2014, we affirm.
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Mr. Cleaton was a Correctional Officer with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at the Federal Correctional Complex in Peters-burg, Virginia. On December 17, 2013, Mr. Cleaton was indicted in…
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