Mughrabi v. Commonwealth

FITZPATRICK, Chief Judge.

Kader Mustafa Mughrabi (appellant) appeals his bench trial conviction of two counts of construction fraud in violation of Code § 18.2-200.1. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in (1) allowing testimony about prior unadjudicated “bad acts,” and (2) denying a motion to strike and motion to set aside the convictions because the Commonwealth failed to prove appellant intended to defraud the victims. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Under familiar principles of appellate review, we examine the evidence in the light most favorable to the…