Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Wire fraud & Conspiracy |
Sentence: |
15 months and 3 yrs supervised release |
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Year Crime: |
2007 |
Year Convicted: |
2012 |
Year Cleared: |
2016 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Nevada - Federal Case |
County or Region of Crime: |
Clark |
City of Crime: |
Las Vegas |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Heidi Haischer was wrongly convicted in 2012 federal court in Las Vegas, Nevada in November 2012 of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to fraudulent mortgages in 2006 and 2007. After her conviction by a jury Haischer, 44, was sentenced to serve 15 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Haischer was released on bail pending the outcome of her appeal. On March 14, 2016 Haischer was acquitted by a jury after her four-day retrial that began on March 8, 2016." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"On March 14, 2016 Haischer was acquitted by a jury after her four-day retrial that began on March 8, 2016." |
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Sex: |
Female |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"USA v. Heidi Haischer, No. 13-10392 (9th Cir. 3-25-2015) (Reversing conviction and remanding for new trial.)" |
Information Location 1: |
http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/03/25/13-10392.pdf |
Information Source 2: |
"Vegas mortgage brokers fraud conviction overturned, By Jeff German (Staff writer), Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 25, 2015" |
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http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/vegas-mortgage-broker-s-fraud-conviction-overturned |
Information Source 3: |
"USA v. Nunes, et al, No. 2-11-cr-00267-MMD-CWH-2 (USDC (Las Vegas)) Docket as of 3-16-2016 (Jury's not guilty verdict on 3-14-2016 entered as a judgment of acquittal on 3-16-2016.)" |
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