Legal Opinion
United States v. Lawrence Foster
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 4, 2018No. 15-14084PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILMAN, Circuit Judge:
I. OVERVIEW
This is a real estate fraud case. A jury convicted Lawrence Foster of defrauding investors with regard to real estate located on the island of Rum Cay in the Bahamas. Foster appeals the district court’s (1) denial of his three motions for a judgment of acquittal; (2) determination of the loss amount, restitution award, and his sentence; and (3) denial of his motion to vacate the verdict due to alleged juror misconduct. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
II. BACKGROUND
A. Factual background
Foster served as president of…
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