Legal Opinion
United States v. Melot
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 21, 2013No. 17-3176PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
I. Introduction
After a jury trial, appellant Bill Melot was convicted of one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede the administration of the Internal Revenue Code, one count of attempting to evade or defeat tax, six counts of willful failure to file, and seven counts of making false statements to the Department of Agriculture. Melot was sentenced to a term of sixty months’ imprisonment, a significant downward variance from the advisory guidelines range of 210-262 months. He was also ordered to pay $18,493,098.51 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.
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