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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the sentence of a defendant convicted of wire and bank fraud involving false Paycheck Protection Program loan applications. The court held that the district court properly included intended loss in its calculation under the relevant conduct guideline.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order suppressing evidence from a wiretap after finding the affidavit contained reckless misrepresentations about Arizona property tax law. The court held that the government failed to demonstrate that normal investigative procedures were unlikely to succeed.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a whistleblower's complaint challenging the Attorney General's determination that her declaration was invalid. The court held that the Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement Act of nineteen ninety explicitly bars judicial review of the Attorney General's actions regarding whistleblower declarations.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a life sentence for a defendant who led a dark web child pornography network. The court held that the district court properly denied a suppression hearing because the defendant failed to allege sufficient facts to prove a joint venture between the FBI and a foreign law enforcement agency.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a criminal sentence for a contractor who bribed a public official to rig bids for a residential school. The court held that the district court properly applied sentencing enhancements for the involvement of a sensitive public official and a fraudulent benefit exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant charged with possessing an unregistered silencer. The court held that while silencers are protected arms under the Second Amendment, the defendant failed to show the National Firearms Act was applied abusively.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a restitution award for a child pornography victim while correcting a clerical error that understated the total amount. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in relying on a counselor's cost estimates despite minor arithmetic mistakes in the supporting chart.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for illegal reentry after the defendant raised a constitutional challenge to a recidivism enhancement for the first time on appeal. The court held that the argument was foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former prisoner's civil rights claims against a detective who investigated his murder conviction. The court held that the plaintiff failed to show that the detective violated clearly established law regarding witness identification or that withheld evidence would have changed the trial outcome.