United States v. Baroni, ___ F.3d ___ (3d Cir. 2018). In a unanimous opinion by Judge Scirica today, the Third Circuit upheld the convictions of “Bridgegate” defendants Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly on charges of conspiracy to obtain by fraud, knowingly convert, or intentionally misapply property of an organization receiving federal benefits, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and the substantive offenses associated with those conspiracy charges. But the panel reversed and vacated defendants’ convictions for conspiracy against civil rights and the related substantive...
Nov
27
“Bridgegate” Wire Fraud Convictions Are Affirmed, While Civil Rights Convictions Are Reversed
Posted by Bruce D. Greenberg on Nov 27, 2018 in Constitutional law, Criminal law, Effect of decisions by other courts, Judges, Notable opinion writing, Standards of review, Third Circuit Court of Appeals | 0 comments
Nov
20
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in three cases. Two of them are criminal matters. The third involves a claim against the Fox Rothschild law firm on claims pertaining to monies deposited in the law firm’s trust account. The last of those cases is Meisels v. Fox Rothschild LLP. The question presented there, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s office, is “Can plaintiff maintain a cause of action for conversion and breach of fiduciary duty pertaining to $2.4 million deposited in the defendant law firm’s attorney trust account, under the...
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