United States v. Ira Henderson Murphy

DOWD, District Judge.

Defendant-appellant Ira Henderson Murphy was convicted of eleven counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341, one count of obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503, and one count of perjury before a federal grand jury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623. The defendant received a sentence of five years imprisonment for each of the thirteen counts to be served concurrently and was also fined $5,000 in connection with the conviction for obstruction of justice.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The defendant’s convictions relate to his conduct in subverting the statutory…