U.S. v. MELÉNDEZ-GONZÁLEZ

Nos. 17-1084, 17-1113.

892 F.3d 9 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Carlos MELÉNDEZ-GONZÁLEZ, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Enrique Costas-Torres, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 4, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edgar L. Sánchez-Mercado and ESM Law Office, San Juan, PA, on brief for appellant Carlos Meléndez-González.

Allan A. Rivera-Fernández , Hato Rey, PR, with whom Luis Rafael Rivera-Rodríguez and Luis Rafael Rivera Rodríguez Law Offices, San Juan, PR, were on brief, for appellant Enrique Costas-Torres.

Steven L. Lane , Appellate Counsel, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice, with whom Rosa E. Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before Torruella, Selya, and Lynch, Circuit Judges.


This case involves convictions in December 2016 for fraudulent recruitment practices from March 2006 through June 2008 by members of the U.S. Army National Guard in Puerto Rico. Defendant National Guard officers Carlos Meléndez-González and Enrique Costas-Torres carried out a scheme to procure recruitment bonuses...

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