U.S. v. HERNANDEZ

No. 16-51226, Consolidated with 16-51240.

876 F.3d 161 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Maria Guadalupe HERNANDEZ, also known as Lou Hernandez, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Hilda Simental Mendoza, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed November 22, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, Zachary Carl Richter , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Felix Valenzuela , Valenzuela Law Firm, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before DENNIS, CLEMENT, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


Maria Hernandez and Hilda Mendoza, two former employees at El Paso Federal Credit Union, pleaded guilty to wire and bank fraud charges arising out of their modified "Ponzi scheme," in the course of which they issued "unrecorded" share certificates and misappropriated the proceeds. In this consolidated appeal, both defendants challenge the sentences...

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