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U.S. v. TUMA

No. 12-31234.

738 F.3d 681 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Emerson TUMA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 23, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol Mignonne Griffing , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Shreveport, LA, Leslie Elizabeth Lehnert , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Amy M. Adelson, Esq. , Dershowitz, Eiger & Adelson, P.C., New York, NY, James Edgar Boren, Esq. , Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and DeMOSS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:

This is an appeal by Defendant-Appellant John Emerson Tuma ("Tuma") who was convicted of various crimes related to his involvement in disposing of untreated wastewater. Tuma appeals both his convictions and sentence. For the reasons provided herein, we AFFIRM.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The Clean Water Act ("CWA") prohibits the discharge of pollutants1 into the waters of the United...

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