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U.S. v. VAN ELSEN

No. 10-2474.

652 F.3d 955 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James Norman VAN ELSEN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 31, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean Alan Stowers, West Des Moines, IA, for appellant.

Stephen H. Locher, AUSA, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.

Before SMITH, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

James Norman Van Elsen stands convicted for the theft or embezzlement of funds from his employee's Individualized Retirement Accounts (IRA), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 664. On appeal, Van Elsen argues that his conviction should be reversed because, at trial, the district court1 barred him from presenting evidence to the jury that he eventually repaid all of the embezzled funds. We affirm.

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