Legal Opinion
United States v. Farmer
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 8, 2011No. 10-3254PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Vernis Farmer of one count of making a false statement to obtain Social Security Disability benefits, and two counts of knowingly concealing that he earned wages above the income threshold for disability payments. See 42 U.S.C. § 408(a)(3)-(4). The district court 1 sentenced him to 21 months of imprisonment and ordered $43,374.50 in restitution. On appeal, Farmer argues that his sentence is unreasonable, and files various pro se motions seeking reversal. Having jurisdietion under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
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In 1997, Farmer applied for and…
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