United States v. Doost

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Criminal No. 1:17-CR-00109-APM ) AZAM DOOST, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION After an eight-day trial, a jury returned a verdict of guilty against Defendant Azam (“Adam”) Doost on (1) three counts of major fraud against the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1031(a); (2) eight counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343; (3) four counts of making a false…