Judge Refuses To Move Fraud Trial, But Will Increase Jury Pool

Mealey's (April 17, 2020, 1:57 PM EDT) -- HATTIESBURG, Miss. — A federal judge in Mississippi on April 15 granted in part an insurance fraud defendant’s motion for multidivision jury venire, finding that while an upcoming trial can be held in the same division, measures should be taken to expand the pool of potential jurors (United States v. Wade Ashley Walters, No. 19-cr-51-KS-MTP, S.D. Miss., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66400)....