U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States v. Neal Harris
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Andre Bernard Mathis
- Filed
- Dec. 17, 2025
- Case
- United States v. Neal Harris
- Case status
- Decided
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0584n.06 Case Nos. 24-5622/5627 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Dec 17, 2025 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ) Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED v. ) STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR ) THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KELLY HARRIS; NEAL HARRIS, ) KENTUCKY Defendants-Appellants. ) ) OPINION ) Before: GRIFFIN, THAPAR, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges. MATHIS, Circuit Judge. Kelly and Neal Harris submitted fraudulent applications to the federal government’s COVID-19 relief program. They received over $300,000 in business loans as a result. A jury convicted Kelly and Neal1 of multiple counts of wire fraud. On appeal, the Harrises challenge their convictions and the reasonableness of their sentences. Kelly also claims she received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. We affirm. I. In March 2020, Congress appropriated funds for the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program to address economic hardship to businesses across the United States. Administered by the Small Business Association (“SBA”), the EIDL program provided loans and grants to help small businesses meet operating cos…
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