Legal Opinion
United States v. Andrew Melton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 31, 2017No. 16-3103PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
A jury found Andrew Melton guilty of twelve counts of mail fraud and five counts of failure to pay' employment taxes. See 18 U.S.C § 1341; 26 U.S.C. § 7202. The district court 3 sentenced Melton to seven years in prison. Melton appeals his convictions and sentence. We affirm. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (appellate jurisdiction).
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual History
1. Mail Fraud and Payroll Tax Schemes
In 1998, an Arkansas state court issued a $73,000 judgment against Melton for his failure to pay an interior design firm for its work on his home in Little Rock. Some time after, Melton…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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