U.S. v. Baldwin

Defendant was found guilty of seven counts of wire fraud for running a decades-long Ponzi scheme. On appeal, defendant raised a host of alleged errors, including that the admission of testimony through a deposition due to “exceptional circumstances” violated his right to confrontation, and that admission of the testimony of an expert witness for the prosecution was an abuse of discretion. The Seventh Circuit found no error and affirmed. (SCUDDER and MALDONADO, concurring)