Court Denies Motion for Acquittal, New Trial by Labor Org Convicted of Fraud

A federal court in Sacramento found that the owners of a labor organization convicted of fraud are not entitled to a new trial even though they claimed they were denied the opportunity to introduce evidence about the legality of the work comp product they sold in California. The court said allegations against Agricultural Contracting Services Association, doing business as American Labor Alliance, and its owners — Marcus Asay and Antonio Gastelum — involved fraudulently issuing certificates of coverage that indicated national carriers were backing the comp program when t...