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DENVER, CO – The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court's decision to impose alcohol-related conditions on a man convicted of wire fraud tied to COVID-19 economic relief. In United States v. Lindsay, No. 24-6168, Adonijah Lindsay appealed a special condition of his supervised release that requires him to abstain from alcohol and avoid establishments where alcohol is the main business. Lindsay was sentenced to 36 months in prison and five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud related to a fraudulent $74,000 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) application submitted while he was still incarcerated. Lindsay did not object to the alcohol restrictions at sentencing. The Tenth Circuit reviewed the case for plain error and co...

DENVER, CO – A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Native American juvenile who admitted to kidnapping and assaulting a minor girl on tribal land. In United States v. Doe, No. 25-9902, the juvenile, identified as John Doe, was found delinquent after admitting to kidnapping the girl with the intent to physically assault her. The case was prosecuted under federal law due to the crime taking place on tribal land. Doe later appealed the conviction, arguing that his admission should be invalid because the court did not explain a legal detail clarified in a newer case. That case, United States v. Murphy, held that kidnapping charges require proof the victim was held for an “appreciable” amount of time beyond what was necessary to commit another offense. The Tenth Ci...