UNITED STATES v. LINDBERG

No. 20-4470, No. 20-4473.

39 F.4th 151 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Greg E. LINDBERG, Defendant-Appellant. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Supporting Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John D. Gray, Defendant-Appellant. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Supporting Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 29, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Howard Robert Rubin , KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellants. Amy Elizabeth Ray , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: David A. Brown, Sr. , FLANNERY GEORGALIS LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant John Gray. E. Joshua Rosenkranz , Joseph R. Kolker , ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP, New York, New York; Robert T. Smith , Rajesh R. Srinivasan , Washington, D.C., Brandon N. McCarthy , Rachel M. Riley , KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP, Dallas, Texas, for Appellant Greg E. Lindberg. William T. Stetzer , Acting United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee. David B. Smith , NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, Washington, D.C.; Henry W. Asbill , Veena Viswanatha , Sarah N. Davis , Joshua L. Richardson , BUCKLEY LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

Vacated and remanded for a new trial by published opinion. Chief Judge Gregory wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge Traxler and Senior Judge Floyd joined. Senior Judge Traxler wrote a separate opinion concurring in the judgment.


Defendants Greg E. Lindberg and John D. Gray were convicted of honest services fraud and federal funds bribery in connection with a series of payments and offers of payment, in the form of campaign contributions, made to Mike Causey, the elected Insurance Commissioner for North Carolina. The jury found that these payments were...

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