United States v. Wecht

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SEAN J. McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

Presently pending before me in the above-captioned case is the Defendant’s motion seeking reconsideration of the denial of his Rule 29 motions, the denial of his motion to dismiss charges brought under 18 U.S.C. § 666, and the denial of certain suppression motions. For the reasons set forth below, the Defendant’s motion for reconsideration is granted and his requests for substantive relief are granted in part.

I. BACKGROUND 1

The Defendant, Dr. Cyril Wecht, is a renowned forensic pathologist and former Coroner of Allegheny County. On January…