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U.S. v. RASHAD

No. 10-10645.

687 F.3d 637 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jibreel A. RASHAD, also known as Vernon Cooks, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leigha Amy Simonton (argued), Susan Cowger , Asst. U.S. Attys., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Victor Joseph Sasso, Jr. (argued)(Court-Appointed), Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and WIENER and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:

Appellant Jibreel Rashad ("Rashad") appeals his conviction and sentence for violating the Hobbs Act in a crude pay-to-play scheme practiced by Dallas, Texas officials against low-income housing developers. We reject his contentions concerning sufficiency of the evidence of conspiracy, and his other issues are meritless.

BACKGROUND

Rashad was charged in one count of a 31-count indictment against fourteen defendants, including...

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