895 F2d 1030 United States v. Sullivan  895 F.2d 1030  28
Soc.Sec.Rep.Ser. 528, Unempl.Ins.Rep. CCH 15513A UNITED STATES
of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, John Edward SULLIVAN, Defendant-
Appellant.  No. 89-1746  Summary Calendar.  United States Court
of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.  Feb. 22, 1990.  Louis E. Sullivan,
Angelo, Tex., pro se.  Joe Hernandez, San Angelo, Tex., for
defendant-appellant.  Marvin Collins, U.S. Atty., Dallas, Tex.,
Roger McRoberts, Nancy M. Koenig, Asst. U.S. Atty., Lubbock,
Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.   Before POLITZ, GARWOOD, and
JOLLY, Circuit Judges.  POLITZ, Circuit Judge:  view counter
Sentenced to 75 months imprisonment and $290,000 in fines after
conviction on a guilty plea of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1341
and 1342, and false representation of a social security number,
42 U.S.C. Sec. 408(g)(2), John Edward Sullivan appeals,
contending that his sentences constitute cruel and unusual
punishment. Finding that the sentences do not offend the eighth
amendment, we affirm.    In early