George v. Commonwealth

JOHANNA L. FITZPATRICK, Senior Judge.

A jury convicted Francis Habo George (appellant) on four counts of embezzlement in violation of Code § 18.2-111. 1 On appeal appellant contends: 1) the trial court erred by failing to dismiss the embezzlement charges because the Virginia tax code 2 established a specific offense encompassing his failure to file withholding tax returns or remit state withholding taxes that barred his prosecution for embezzlement; 2) the evidence was insufficient to sustain the convictions because the Commonwealth did not prove appellant was entrusted with the property of…