Legal Opinion
United States v. Vernon Bonner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 13, 2002No. 01-2192PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Vernon Bonner guilty of four counts of mail fraud and one count of theft of government funds, after he swindled a widow out of her spousal and dependent Veterans Administration (VA) benefit payments. The court denied his motion for a new trial. On this direct appeal, Bonner contends that tha district court committed several errors in the handling of testimony at trial. Finding no error, we affirm his conviction.
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