United States v. Todd Dyer

Todd Dyer, the defendant in this consolidated appeal, challenges the denials of his motions to withdraw his guilty pleas. Under a written agreement, Dyer pled guilty to wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343 , and unlawful financial transactions, 18 U.S.C. § 1957 , for his conduct in two separate fraud schemes. He now claims that the plea colloquy was insufficient, in part because the district court did not adequately explore the potential effects of his bipolar disorder. We affirm the judgments.

I. BACKGROUND

Dyer originally faced three prosecutions for three schemes, but the third was dismissed *912 as…