Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas Littlefield
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 15, 1988No. 86-2057PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Thomas P. Littlefield was found guilty of participating in a scheme to defraud the United States and the state of Massachusetts of nearly $800,000 by filing false claims for unemployment benefits. He now challenges his conviction on five grounds, none of which we find to merit reversal.
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In May 1986, appellant and eleven other individuals were charged in a 35-count indictment alleging a scheme to defraud the state and federal governments by filing false claims for unemployment benefits based upon purported employment with seven fictitious companies. All other…
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