United States v. Joseph Micciche, Sr.

The four appellants challenge their conviction by a jury of conspiring to knowingly and fraudulently transfer and conceal assets in contemplation of a bankruptcy proceeding and with intent to defeat the bankruptcy law. 18 U.S.C. § 152. The sole issue raised is sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm the convictions of appellants Frank Douglas Ward and Johnnie Slingerland, but reverse those of Paul Jarnigan and Joseph Micciche, Sr.

There was clearly sufficient evidence to support the convictions of Ward and Slingerland. Government witness-William Wilson testified that he, Ward, and Slingerland…