Legal Opinion
United States v. Betts-Gaston
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 20, 2017No. 16-2034PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Avalon Betts-Gaston was convicted at trial on two counts of wire fraud. In this appeal, she raises numerous challenges to both her convictions and sentence. We affirm the convictions and sentence.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Betts-Gaston challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, so we recount the facts in the light most favorable to the government. United States v. Morris, 576 F.3d 661, 666 (7th Cir. 2009), citing United States v. Richardson, 208 F.3d 626, 631 (7th Cir. 2000).
Avalon Betts-Gaston and co-defendant Dimona Ross together formed a company…
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