Tom Goldstein found guilty

 Dang, I feel really awful for Tom.  Here's Bloomberg's coverage of the verdict:

Poker-playing former US Supreme Court litigator Tom Goldstein has been found guilty of 12 of 16 counts following a six week trial in Maryland.

Jurors returned their verdict late on Wednesday following two and a half days of deliberations.

Goldstein was found guilty on one count of tax evasion, one count each of willful failure to timely pay taxes for four tax years, three counts of making a false statement on a loan application, and four out of eight counts of aiding and assisting in preparation of a false tax return. He was found not guilty on the other four counts.

The convictions for making a false statement on a loan application carry the heftiest potential penalties—a maximum of 30 years for each count. He also faces a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment for tax evasion, three years for each count of assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, and one year on each count of willful failure to pay taxes.

Meantime, I was in trial this week in a criminal case before Judge Middlebrooks with Lauren Krasnoff and Lauren Perez. The jury hung.  Bocanewsnow covered some of the interesting jury notes we received.