UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT (UNPUBLISHED OPINION)
by
Judith S Danso on Nov. 12, 2015
Summary: Unpublished Opinion on Consolidated Appeal Challenging Fraud Related Convictions
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ERICA BROWN,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. James K. Bredar, District Judge. (1:11-cr-00162-JKB-1; 1:11-CR-00162-JKB-2)
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Argued: September 20, 2013 Decided: November 27, 2013
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Before GREGORY and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and Samuel G. WILSON, United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, sitting by designation.
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Affirmed by unpublished opinion. Judge Wilson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Gregory and Judge Duncan joined.
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ARGUED: John O. Iweanoge, II, IWEANOGE LAW CENTER, Washington, D.C.; Judith Antwi Sakyi, LAW OFFICES OF JUDITH A. SAKYI, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellants. Barbara Slaymaker Sale, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Rod J. Rosenstein, United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.
WISLON, District Judge:
"This is a consolidated appeal by Lamondes Williams and Erica Brown challenging their fraud related convictions for operating a vehicle "rent-to-own" program in which their customers were not actually acquiring ownership interest in the vehicles they were renting. They claim that the evidence was insufficient to show a scheme to defraud. In addition, Williams claims the district court erred in permitting his conspiracy conviction to stand in light of Brown's acquittal of that offense, admitting evidence that he had engaged in other similar schemes, and in applying certain sentencing enhancements.
The rest of the opinion can be found via the following link:
www.ca4.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Unpublished/124167.U.pdf
