Legal Opinion
United States v. Griffith
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 27, 2009No. 07-5156PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Debbie L. Griffith (“Griffith”) pled guilty to embezzling more than $1,000 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. Griffith misappropriated and converted to her own use VA benefit payments belonging to David Norvell (“Norvell”), for whom she acted as fiduciary and benefits payee. The district court sentenced Griffith to eighteen months’ imprisonment and ordered her to pay Norvell restitution of $27,002.
In this appeal, Griffith challenges both the district court’s calculation of loss — and its consequent determination of her…
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