PUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 22-4322

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff – Appellee,

v.

MICHAEL SCOTT HOOVER,

Defendant – Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Statesville. Kenneth D. Bell, District Judge. (5:20-cr-00088-KDB-DSC-1)

Argued: January 24, 2024 Decided: March 12, 2024

Before WILKINSON, Circuit Judge, MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge, and John A. GIBNEY, Jr., Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson and Senior Judge Gibney joined.

ARGUED: David Q. Burgess, DAVID BURGESS LAW, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Anthony J. Enright, Assistant United States Attorney, OFF