United States v. Washington

PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Wildor Washington, Sr. was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1343, and commercial carrier fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1341. He was acquitted of making a false statement to a federal investigator and money laundering. Mr. Washington was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release. On appeal, he argues (1) the evidence was insufficient on the commercial carrier fraud count because use of the carrier was not essential to the scheme, occurring after the…