United States v. Tran

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States v. Tran

Opinion

No. 99-20639 -1-

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-20639 Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

MINH CHINH TRAN, also known as Tom Tran,

Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. H-98-CR-344-2 -------------------- March 3, 2000

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Minh Chinh Tran appeals the sentence imposed after his plea

of guilty to conspiracy to commit food stamp fraud and conspiracy

to launder money. Tran’s argument that the district court lacked

a factual basis in calculating the value of the funds involved in

the crime pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2S1.1(b)(2). The Presentence

Report sets forth facts and methodology used to calculate the

value. Tran failed to present testimony, affidavit, or other

evidence to rebut the value as calculated in the PSR. See United

States v. Puig-Infante,

19 F.3d 929, 943

(5th Cir. 1994); see

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 99-20639 -2-

also United States v. Mir,

919 F.2d 940, 943

(5th Cir. 1990);

United States v. Rodriguez,

897 F.2d 1324, 1328

(5th Cir. 1990).

AFFIRMED.

Reference

Status
Unpublished