United States v. William Hird

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

I

In the run-up to a joint trial on a 77-count indictment that charged Appellants with operating a ticket-fixing scheme in the Philadelphia Traffic Court, the District Court denied a motion, under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(b)(3)(B)(v), to dismiss charges of conspiracy ( 18 U.S.C. § 1349 ), mail fraud ( 18 U.S.C. § 1341 ), and wire fraud ( 18 U.S.C. § 1343 ). Appellants Henry Alfano (private citizen) and William Hird (Traffic Court administrator) subsequently pleaded guilty to all counts against them. But now they appeal the District Court's decision on this…