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U.S. v. FARMER

No. 10-3254.

647 F.3d 1175 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Vernis FARMER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 8, 2011.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 9, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Skrien , AFPD, Cape Girardeau, MO, for appellant.

Abbie Crites-Leoni , AUSA, Cape Girardeau, MO, for appellee.

Before RILEY, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Vernis Farmer of one count of making a false statement to obtain Social Security Disability benefits, and two counts of knowingly concealing that he earned wages above the income threshold for disability payments. See 42 U.S.C. § 408(a)(3)-(4). The district court1 sentenced him to 21 months of imprisonment and ordered $43,374.50 in restitution. On appeal, Farmer argues that his sentence...

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