United States v. Judy Arrington Gill

OPINION

WILKINSON, Chief Judge:

Judy Gill was convicted of stealing or converting government money. She claims that the government’s evidence was insufficient to support her conviction. We disagree. Because there was ample evidence from which a jury could conclude that Gill stole or converted a “thing of value of the United States,” 18 U.S.C. § 641 (1994 & Supp. III 1997), we affirm the conviction.

I

Russell Gill (Russell) was completely blinded when a bullet severed his optic nerve in November 1992. After recovering from his injury, Russell went to live with his mother, appellant Judy Gill…