United States v. Donald G. Ford

OPINION

KEITH, Circuit Judge.

Defendant, Donald G. Ford, appeals his jury conviction and sentence for conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice. For the reasons discussed below, we AFFIRM the lower court.

I. INTRODUCTION

After being convicted on November 22, 1996 for money laundering and gambling offenses, Defendant was arrested on charges of jury tampering. The United States alleged that he contacted a juror during the money laundering and gambling trial. On November 25, 1996, the government moved to detain Defendant without bond pending his trial on the jury tampering charges.…