A lawyer sentenced to prison for defrauding former NBA star Charles Barkley and Alamerica Bank failed to overturn his conviction, after the Eleventh Circuit found sufficient evidence of intent.
A jury could reasonably conclude that Donald Watkins Sr. intended to defraud Barkley when he solicited loans from him, including a $150,000 loan in May 2013 that he intended to use to pay expenses unrelated to his business venture, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said July 15.
Barkley received a promissory note providing that his loan was “made and transacted solely for business purposes related to Masada ...
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