Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit March 28, 2001, Docket 99-1418 (United States of America, v. George Cox, A/K/A "Albert L. Rand,")

STRAUB, Circuit Judge:

Defendant George Cox appeals from a final judgment of conviction entered on July 6, 1999, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (John Gleeson,

Judge

). Cox pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of funds totaling $588,872 from his employer, the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs (“VA”), in violation of 18 U.S.C.