IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-21181
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
SARAH ELIZABETH BOUNDS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
(H-99-CR-589-1)
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September 27, 2000
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Defendant-Appellant Sarah Elizabeth Bounds appeals her
conviction for making false claims to the United States Government,
through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in violation
of 18 U.S.C. § 287. She argues that the district court erred in
reaching a guilty verdict after a bench trial because the evidence
did not show that she falsely claimed that she owned and resided at
the home that was flooded.
Bounds has waived any argument that the home was not her
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
principal place of residence at the time of the flood. See United
States v. Fagan, 821 F.2d 1002, 1015 n.10 (5th Cir. 1987).
Moreover, the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict
because it established that Bounds transferred ownership of the
home prior to the flood. See United States v. Ferguson, 211 F.3d
878, 882 (5th Cir. 2000). The judgment of the district court is
AFFIRMED.