Alleged bank and mortgage fraud case thrown out by federal judge.
In another first of its kind victory, a federal judge in Orlando threw out the case against a developer of real estate after the government rested its case.
The defense focused on advice of counsel, arguing that Ms. Gheiler always acted with good intent because she relied on the advice of her lawyer as well as numerous others. The lawyer testified against Ms. Gheiler, but after a blistering cross-examination, the judge found that he was lying and threw out the case.
The press covered the trial, which occurred right before Hurricane Irma (September 2017). Here is one article (pdf).
The trial team was David Markus, Margot Moss, and Todd Yoder. This not guilty verdict was the third not guilty verdict of 2017 for the firm, an unheard of number of federal trials and acquittals.
Pictured: the celebration right outside of the courtroom. Margot Moss, David Oscar Markus, and Todd Yoder with client Rebecca Gheiler right after she was acquitted in federal court in Orlando (September 2017).
