Legal Opinion
United States v. Hemmingson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1998No. 97-30552, 97-30598PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
John Hemmingson and Alvarez Ferrouil-let, Jr., challenge their convictions of money-laundering; Ferrouillet also challenges his sentence. The government, through the Office of the Independent Counsel, appeals the sentences. We affirm.
I
The origin of this case lies in the ashes of Henry Espy’s failed campaign for Congress. In the spring of 1993, Espy, the Mayor of Clarksdale, Mississippi, and president of the National Conference of Black Mayors (“NCBM”), was a defeated and indebted candidate. He had sought the Mississippi congressional seat vacated by his brother…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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