the country). Kenyatta Harris, an employee at First American Cash Advance, testified that First American is a nationwide company that cashes checks and provides short-term loans and cash advances. Harris explained that, in order to receive a cash advance, customers provide two forms of identification, their most recent pay stub, and their most recent bank statement. Harris testified further that First American holds checks for cash, that those checks are usually drawn on nationwide banks such as Bank One or U.S. Bank, and that the cash stolen was used in the course of First American’s business to provide change for its customers. This evidence is sufficient to demonstrate a de minimis effect on interstate commerce. See United States v. Nutall, 180 F.3d 182, 186-87 (5th Cir.1999) (<HOLDING>). Whether the de minimis standard was met with
holding that the government can satisfy the hobbs act interstate commerce requirement by showing that the robbery resulted in the closure of a business engaged in interstate commerce holding that robbery of nationwide checkcashing company affected interstate commerce in violation of hobbs act holding that conviction for hobbs act robbery is constitutional so long as it has de minimis impact on interstate commerce holding that robbery of proceeds intended for purchase of cocaine affected interstate commerce holding that in the context of hobbs act prosecutions  an indictment need not set forth facts alleging how interstate commerce was affected nor otherwise state any theory of interstate impact