U.S. v. MELOT

Nos. 10-2121, 11-2195.

732 F.3d 1234 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Billy R. MELOT, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 21, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory M. Acton , Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Mark S. Determan , Attorney, Department of Justice ( Kenneth J. Gonzales , United States Attorney, Of Counsel; Kathryn Keneally , Assistant Attorney General; Frank P. Cihlar , Chief, Criminal Appeals & Tax Enforcement Policy Section; and Gregory Victor Davis , Attorney, Department of Justice, with him on the briefs), Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Before HOLMES, HOLLOWAY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

After a jury trial, appellant Bill Melot was convicted of one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede the administration of the Internal Revenue Code, one count of attempting to evade or defeat tax, six counts of willful failure to file, and seven counts of making false statements to the Department of Agriculture. Melot was sentenced to a term of sixty months' imprisonment, a significant downward variance from the...

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