UNITED STATES v. VARGAS

No. 20-40040.

6 F.4th 616 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joel VARGAS; Angelica Maria Vargas, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed July 28, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Andrew Anderson , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont, TX, Bradley Elliot Visosky , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas, Plano, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Rebecca Adlam Olla , Durham, NC, for Defendant-Appellant Joel Vargas.

Kevin Blake Ross , Law Office of Kevin B. Ross, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Angelica Maria Vargas.

Before Higginbotham, Stewart, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.


A jury convicted Joel Vargas on two counts of transporting stolen goods in interstate or foreign commerce and one count of conspiracy to do the same based on his leadership of a crew of burglars, which targeted commercial tire stores. The jury also convicted Joel's wife, Angelica, of conspiracy to transport...

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