Mealey's (November 7, 2019, 2:04 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A federal district court did not err in convicting two defendants charged with operating an accounting fraud scheme because it properly relied on substantial evidence as to each count of conviction in reaching its conclusion, a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Nov. 5 (United States v. Michael Kipp, No. 18-4355 and United States v. Joanne Viard, No. 18-4366, 4th Cir., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33041)....