Legal Opinion
United States v. David Safavian
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 13, 2011No. 09-3112PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
A jury found David Safavian guilty on four counts of a five-count indictment and acquitted him on one count. Safavian moved the district court for a judgment of acquittal and a new trial. The district court denied Safavian’s motion, United States v. Safavian, 644 F.Supp.2d 1 (D.D.C.2009) (Safavian II), and Safavian appealed. We affirm Safavian’s convictions on all four counts.
I. Background
Safavian and lobbyist Jack Abramoff were longtime colleagues and friends. In 2002, when Safavian was appointed Chief of Staff of the General Services Adminis tration,…
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