U.S. v. EDWARDS

No. 06-11643.

526 F.3d 747 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles E. EDWARDS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Yurachek, Bruce S. Harvey, Atlanta, GA, for Edwards.

John Russell Phillips, Amy Levin Weil and Randy S. Chartash, U.S. Attys., Atlanta, GA, for U.S.

Before TJOFLAT, BLACK and EBEL, Circuit Judges.


TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a business that the defendant, Charles E. Edwards, claimed was legitimate. A Northern District of Georgia jury, however, found that Edwards was operating a Ponzi scheme and convicted him of wire fraud and related crimes.1 Edwards now appeals his convictions and the prison sentence he received. We affirm his convictions but vacate his prison term and remand the case for a new sentencing hearing...

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