4th Circuit: Evidence Supports Convictions Stemming From Insurance Fraud Scheme

Mealey's (April 13, 2021, 12:34 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 9 affirmed the convictions of three defendants found guilty on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, finding that the evidence sufficiently showed that their insurance fraud scheme affected a financial institution and that evidence of one of the defendant’s involvement in a similar scheme was properly admitted to show that he knew that his actions were unlawful....