Court of Appeals for the First Circuit June 4, 2018, No. 17-1084; No. 17-1113 (United States v. Meléndez-González)

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

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 to which they were not entitled.