United States v. Hakeem Abdul Rasheed, AKA Clifford Jones, United States of America v. Janice Phillips

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Rasheed, the founder of a church, was indicted on six counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, one count of obstruction of justice, 18 U.S.C. § 1503, and one count of making a material false declaration to a grand jury, 18 U.S.C. § 1623. Phillips, his associate, was charged with five counts of aiding and abetting Rasheed in the conduct of his mail fraud scheme, two counts of obstruction of justice, and one count of making a material false declaration to a grand jury. They were tried together on all counts. The jury convicted Rasheed and Phillips on all the mail fraud…