United States v. George, No. 15-1892 (1st Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of conspiracy and embezzlement from a federal funded organization for using his political clout to divert federal funds granted to a state agency. The district court sentenced Defendant to serve concurrent terms of immurement and to make restitution in the amount of $688,772. The court later ordered Defendant to forfeit an additional $1,382,214. The First Circuit affirmed Defendant’s conviction and sentence and vacated the forfeiture order, holding (1) Defendant’s challenges to his conviction were without merit; (2) Defendant’s claims of sentencing error were unavailing; and (3) the district court lacked jurisdiction to enter the forfeiture order. Remanded so that, once jurisdiction has reattached, the district court may again address the question of forfeiture.
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