Legal Opinion
United States v. Meléndez-González
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 4, 2018No. 17-1084; No. 17-1113PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This case involves convictions in December 2016 for fraudulent recruitment practices from March 2006 through June 2008 by members of the U.S. Army National Guard in Puerto Rico. Defendant National Guard officers Carlos Meléndez-González and Enrique Costas-Torres carried out a scheme to procure recruitment bonuses to which they were not entitled. They were convicted after a jury trial of wire fraud, embezzlement of public money, and conspiracy. Their appeals from their convictions raise multiple issues, including tolling under the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act, 18…
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