United States v. Shepard

After the district court 1 found that Ronald Shepard had violated three conditions of his probation, it was revoked. The district court then sentenced him to the statutory maximum of 60 months in prison. Shepard appeals, arguing that he did not violate the conditions of his probation, and that even if he did, the district court’s sentence was unreasonable. We affirm.

In February 2009, the district court sentenced Shepard to 5 years of probation after he pled guilty to aiding and abetting the filing of a false tax return and Pell Grant fraud. Shepard’s probation officer subsequently notified…