Legal Opinion

United States v. Domínguez-Figueroa

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 9, 2017No. 16-1300PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Raúl Dominguez-Figueroa of three charges stemming from a fraudulent scheme,to obtain disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (“SSA”). He now appeals' from both his convictions and his sentence. Finding no merit to his arguments, we affirm.

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Dominguez is a lifelong resident of Cía-les, Puerto Rico and worked there from 1993 until 2010 as a welder for Thermo King,-a manufacturer of refrigeration units for tractor-trailers. Between April 2008 and January 2009, Thermo King closed its Ciales plant and transferred all the plant’s employees,…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. United States v. Dávila-GonzálezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. ChiaradioCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
  4. United States v. PiperCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. John Bloch, IIICourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. United States v. Breshawn HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2023
  3. United States v. Sostre-CintronCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2018

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