United States v. Rashad, No. 10-10645 (5th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseAppellant Jibreel Rashad, the owner of a construction company, was convicted and sentenced for violating the Hobbs Act in a crude pay-to-play scheme practiced by Dallas, Texas officials against low-income housing developers. The Fifth Circuit Court of appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence, holding (1) there was sufficient evidence to support Appellant's conviction under the Hobbs Act for conspiracy to obstruct, delay or affect commerce by extortion; (2) the prosecutor's comments during closing arguments did not affect Appellant's substantial rights and were not prejudicial; and (3) the district court did not plainly err in imposing Appellant's sentence, and the sentence was not unreasonable.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on July 17, 2012.
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