United States v. Leveto

OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

Daniel Leveto appeals the District Court’s judgment of conviction for federal income tax fraud following a jury trial. He asserts a violation of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel, and he has made numerous challenges to evidentiary decisions made by the District Court. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm the judgment of the District Court.

I

Leveto operated a veterinary hospital in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Internal Revenue Service auditors detected fraud on Leveto’s returns and they referred the matter to the I.R.S. Criminal Investigation…