United States First Circuit

Convictions for mail fraud, wire fraud, and misuse of a government seal, as well as conspiring to commit these crimes, are affirmed over defendants' claims that: 1) the district court violated their confrontation rights by admitting into evidence customer complaints and cease-and-desist letters from regulators; 2) the district court constructively amended the indictment by admitting evidence of their lies to the IRS and then allowing the jury to convict them based on those lies; 3) the district court erred in instructing the jury on the elements of the charged misuse of a government seal; and 4) the district court abused its discretion by not dismissing a juror for bias mid-trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/26/2015
• Published 05/26/2015

Judges

• KAYATTA

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel