United States v. Schmitz

COX, Circuit Judge:

Suzanne L. Schmitz, a former Alabama state legislator, was convicted on three counts of mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1841, and four counts of theft concerning a program receiving federal funds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(A). The theory of prosecution underlying all the charges was that Schmitz abused her position as state legislator to obtain employment with the Community Intensive Treatment for Youth Program (the “CITY Program” or “Program”), a federally-funded program for at-risk youth, and then collected over $177,000 in salary and other benefits…