United States v. Esso

GERARD E. LYNCH, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant George Esso was convicted, following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Scheindlin, /.), of two charges arising from a mortgage fraud scheme. On appeal, Esso argues that the district court erred by allowing the members of the jury — after the beginning of jury deliberations and after receiving various cautionary instructions — to take the indictment home to read on their own time. For the reasons presented below, we affirm Esso’s conviction. 1

BACKGROUND

On July 26, 2010, Esso and six other…