U.S. v. STOKES

No. 92-3789.

998 F.2d 279 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elizabeth Ann Pratt STOKES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 9, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Craft, Asst. Federal Public Defender, John T. Mulvehill, Federal Public Defender, New Orleans, LA, for defendant-appellant.

Peter Strasser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Herbert W. Mondros, Harry Rosenberg, U.S. Atty., New Orleans, LA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

I.

Stokes was employed as the office manager of a satellite Tulane University Medical Center Cardiology Clinic (Tulane) in Hammond, Louisiana, from March 30, 1985, until June 2, 1987. In this capacity, she had signature authority on the clinic's bank account.

Stokes used money embezzled from Tulane to open two bank accounts in the name of Cardiology Associates of Hammond. She deposited $134,000 into the first Cardiology Associates...

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