United States v. Wesley B. Brown, Jr.

Wesley Brown pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud a federally insured bank and to embezzle funds from that bank in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1005. Prior to sentencing, Brown sought to withdraw his guilty plea, but the motion was denied by the district court. This appeal followed. Concluding that the denial of the motion was not an abuse of the district court’s discretion, we affirm.

Brown, a branch manager of the United Virginia Bank, was charged by indictment with five counts arising out of the embezzlement of a large sum from the bank. On November 14, 1978, one week prior to his scheduled…