Opinion and Order — U.S. v. Marissa L. Kiser (W.D. Va.)

Summary

An opinion and order in United States of America v. Marissa L. Kiser, Case No. 1:21CR00024-016, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Abingdon Division, filed June 13, 2022 as Document 815. It denies the defendant's motions for judgment of acquittal under Fed. R. Crim. P. 29, made during trial and reserved before the jury convicted her. The opinion states that the defendant was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States, fraud in connection with emergency relief benefits, mail fraud conspiracy, mail fraud and aggravated identity theft over COVID-19 pandemic unemployment benefit claims. The court finds the testimony of a cooperating leader of the scheme, with other evidence, sufficient for a jury to find the defendant knowingly joined the scheme. It is signed /s/ by Senior United States District Judge James P. Jones.

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