United States v. Odiodio

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted Boniface Odiodio and Victor Uzoh of bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. They challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain their convictions. We are persuaded that the government failed to show that FDIC-insured banks were put at risk of loss by the defendants’ conduct, and we reverse the convictions for bank fraud. We find no merit in the appellants’ other contentions on appeal and affirm those convictions as well as the enhancement of defendant Odiodio’s sentence for perjury at trial.

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