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U.S. v. PALMA

No. 06-1772.

473 F.3d 899 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John PALMA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Welsh, argued, Omaha, Nebraska (Chris P. Welsh, on the brief), for appellant.

Russell X. Mayer, argued, Assist. U.S. Attorney, Omaha, Nebraska (Michael G. Heavican, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BYE, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

BYE, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted John Palma of conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, two counts of social security fraud in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 408(a)(4), and two counts of making a false statement to the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2). Palma appeals contending the prosecutor made an improper statement during closing argument which invoked the jurors' status as taxpayers. Although we...

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