Opinion — United States v. Zipora Hudson (5th Cir.)

Summary

A per curiam opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, not designated for publication, in United States v. Zipora Hudson, No. 25-60247, filed March 25, 2026 as Document 61-1, before Circuit Judges Haynes, Higginson and Ho. Hudson, owner of the Zippy Bee tax service, appealed her conviction in the Northern District of Mississippi, where the jury convicted Zipora Hudson and Montreal Hudson of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering over PPP loans; she challenges only the sufficiency of the evidence. The opinion recounts trial evidence that she referred clients who did not qualify to her son, Montreal Hudson, to complete loan applications, that clients paid approximately $2,000 kickbacks per loan, and that she bought a Maserati for $88,999. The court holds a reasonable jury could find her guilty on both counts and affirms.

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