United States v. Hutchings

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Criminal Action No. 19-361 (BAH) KOFI APPIAH, and Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell JAMES HUTCHINGS, JR., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION The defendants, Kofi Appiah and James Hutchings, Jr., are each charged with a single count of conspiracy to commit an offense or to defraud the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. Indictment, ECF No. 1. The government alleges that over a period of almost four months, from September 4, 2018 through December 19, 2018, the defendants conspired to purchase firearms in…