United States v. Melvan

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RAFEEDIE, District Judge.

Defendant John Melvan, one of 11 alleged co-conspirators charged in this case, moves for a change of venue as a matter of right. Melvan is accused of defrauding a federally insured financial institution along with other co-conspirators, and of personal income tax evasion. He moves for a change of venue to the district of his residence, the Southern District of California pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3237(b), which provides for change of venue as a matter of right in some circumstances to the home district of a defendant charged with tax evasion. Section…