U.S. v. COLÓN-RODRÍGUEZ

No. 10-2236.

696 F.3d 102 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Juan COLÓN-RODRÍGUEZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor J. González-Bothwell , with whom Héctor E. Guzman-Silva , Federal Public Defender, and Patricia A. Garrity , Assistant Federal Public Defender, were on brief, for appellant.

Julia M. Meconiates , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, and Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Hurricane Georges struck Puerto Rico on September 21, 1998. In the storm's wake, the island was declared a "major disaster" area eligible for various federal aid programs. See United States v. Alfonzo-Reyes, 592 F.3d 280, 284 (1st Cir.2010). One such program, administered by the Farm Service Agency ("FSA"), offered low-interest emergency loans to qualified farmers to help restore farming operations or...

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