United States v. Duncan

PIERCE, Circuit Judge : Vinal S. Duncan appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on May 28, 1993 in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (T.F. Gilroy Daly, Judge), following a jury trial. On October 1, 1992, Duncan was charged in a multi-count indictment with conspiracy, bank fraud, and making corrupt payments to public officials. Specifically, Count One charged Duncan with conspiring (1) to impair and impede the lawful functioning of the Internal Revenue Service (""IRS""), (2) to impair and impede the lawful functioning of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (""Federal Bank Board""), and (3) to commit bank fraud, all in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. Count Two charged Duncan with bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344. Count Four charged Duncan with conspiring to make corrupt payments to public officials, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. Count Five charged Duncan with making corrupt payments to public officials, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2).1