United States v. Bill Lew

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

After a jury trial Bill Lew, an immigration attorney, was convicted of six counts of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. section 1341 and five counts of making false statements to the United States Department of Labor (DOL) under 18 U.S.C. section 1001. He argues that under McNally v. United States, 483 U.S. 350, 107 S.Ct. 2875, 97 L.Ed.2d 292 (1987), the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction on the mail fraud counts. He also argues that the district court improperly allowed the introduction of evidence of other misconduct, limited his cross-examination of key…