United States v. Ring

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE, District Judge.

On September 5, 2008, a federal grand jury indicted Kevin Ring for acts relating to his lobbying work with Jack Abramoff. A jury trial on Counts I through VIII began on September 8, 2009 that ultimately resulted in a hung jury on all counts. Because seven of the eight counts involved violations of the honest-services wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1346, the Court continued the retrial pending a decision from the Supreme Court in Skilling v. United States, — U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 2896, 177 L.Ed.2d 619 (2010), which was handed down on June 24,…