United States v. Abou-Khatwa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Criminal No. 18-cr-67 (TSC) ) TAREK ABOU-KHATWA, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Following a jury trial, Defendant Tarek Abou-Khatwa was convicted of a complex, multi-year insurance fraud scheme and is scheduled to self-surrender on February 10, 2022 to begin his sentence. He is appealing his conviction and asks the court to delay his incarceration pending the outcome of that appeal. For reasons explained herein, the court will DENY Defendant’s request. I. BACKGROUND On November…