United States v. Fred B. Black, Jr., (Two Cases)

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a conviction of income tax evasion. Appellant, Fred Black, complains of insufficiency of the Government’s evidence, of error in the trial court’s charge to the jury, and of improper anti-deadlock instructions.

Black was indicted and prosecuted on numerous counts, including a RICO Act violation, one count of conspiracy, seven counts of concealment of material facts, seven counts of causing a failure to file currency transaction reports, five counts of Travel Act violations, mail and wire fraud…