Man’s Convictions For Wire Fraud, Witness Tampering, Upheld By 4th Circuit

Mealey's (January 17, 2019, 9:40 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 14 affirmed a man’s convictions for witness tampering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of a scheme in which he and others fraudulently obtained insurance policies for homes and cars and then submitted claims after setting them on fire, holding that the evidence presented by the government supported the jury’s decision (United States v. Verndon Taylor, No. 18-4041, 4th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 1187)....