Rizk
United States v. Rizk
Opinion
Opinion
Gould, J.
Lila Rizk appeals her jury conviction for one count of conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 ; one count of bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344 (1); and thirteen counts of loan fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1014 . Rizk contends that the district court committed prejudicial error by admitting two summary charts under Federal Rule of Evidence 1006. Rizk also contends that there was insufficient evidence to support each of her convictions. Rizk further contends that the district court erred in ordering her to pay restitution in the full amount of the victim lenders’ loss, despite a prior civil settlement with the victim lenders that included a release from liability. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
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Lila Rizk was a licensed real estate appraiser based in Orange County, Califor nia. She did business with Mark Abrams, a mortgage broker, and his business partner Charles Elliott Fitzgerald, a real estate developer. Between July 2000 and January 2003, Abrams, Fitzgerald, and others associated with them initiated and carried out a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders. Abrams and Fitzgerald purchased homes in exclusive California…