United States v. William Whyte

AGEE, Circuit Judge:

A jury in the Western District of Virginia convicted William R. Whyte of three counts of major fraud against the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1031 ; three counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 ; and three counts of presentation of false or fraudulent claims, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 287 . Asserting various errors by the district court, Whyte asks this Court to reverse his convictions. 1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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