Legal Opinion
United States v. Kristopher Douglas Ward
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 8, 2000No. 98-2881PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals a judgment of acquittal granted on three counts of a six-count indictment charging Kristopher Douglas Ward with bankruptcy fraud and money laundering, after a jury found him guilty on all six counts. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm Ward’s acquittal on two of the bankruptcy fraud counts and reverse his acquittal on the money laundering count. Wé remand this case for sentencing on that count.
I. BACKGROUND
Appellant Kristopher Douglas Ward was engaged in the logging business. He owned Action Industry, a sole proprietorship which provided…
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