United States v. Godfrey, No. 14-1227 (1st Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendants were convicted of mail fraud, wire fraud, and misuse of a government seal, as well as conspiring to commit these crimes. The First Circuit affirmed the convictions, holding that the district court (1) did not violate Defendants’ confrontation rights by admitting into evidence customer complaints and cease-and-desist letters from regulators; (2) did not constructively amend the indictment by admitting evidence of Defendants’ lies to the IRS; (3) did not err in instructing the jury on the elements of misuse of a government seal; and (4) did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendants’ request mid-trial to remove a juror for bias.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on June 26, 2015.
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