United States v. Palmquist, No. 11-2371 (1st Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was a Marine Corps veteran who worked as a civilian employee with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Defendant was convicted of fraud in connection with his own receipt of veterans benefits. Defendant appealed, contending (1) statements he made during an interview with a Criminal investigator for the Veterans Administration Office of the Inspector General were coerced because they forced him to choose between losing his job or surrendering his right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment, and (2) the restitution he was ordered to pay as part of his sentence should have been offset by other benefits he might have claimed from the Veterans Administration. The First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not err in refusing to suppress statements Defendant made to the Veterans Administration investigator; and (2) the court's restitutionary order was proper.
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