Man’s Bank Fraud Conviction Over Mortgage-Lending Scheme Upheld On Appeal

Mealey's (October 27, 2021, 1:55 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A federal district court did not err in finding a man guilty of bank fraud in connection with a scheme in which he was involved to defraud mortgage lenders because evidence presented at trial was sufficient to show that government prosecutors met their burden of proving the elements of the crime “beyond a reasonable doubt,” a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Oct. 25 in affirming....