YOUNGSTOWN - A Canfield attorney found guilty of participating in scheme to steal more than $1.3 million from the IRS wants a judge to throw out his conviction, or at least grant him another trial.

A motion filed in U.S. District Court by 49-year-old Robert J. Rohrbaugh claims there wasn’t enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he was guilty.

Following a six-day trial in front of U.S. District Judge Benita Y. Pearson last month, a jury convicted Rohrbaugh of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, aiding and abetting theft of government property, aiding and abetting false claims against the United States, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

According to court documents and evidence presented at the trial, Rohrbaugh assisted co-conspirators Brandon Mace and Terris Chanley Baker with obtaining a tax refund check for a fictitious business in the amount of $1,352,799.

Court documents state that in the early 2015, Mace and Baker attempted to launder money by purchasing several high-end and luxury vehicles.

In addition, prosecutors say evidence showed that Mace and Baker used $150,000 of the refund check to pay Rohrbaugh for his services.

Co-defendant Brandon Mace pleaded guilty in September 2020 to his role in the scheme, and co-defendant Terris Chanley Baker was convicted by a jury for his role in April 2022.

Rohrbaugh, who is scheduled to be sentenced on May 16, says in his motion filed Monday that the government didn’t have the evidence to prove that Rohrbaugh “knowingly and voluntarily” joined the conspiracy.

Rohrbaugh says he didn’t know that Mace and others filed false tax returns to obtain a fraudulent refund which Mace used to pay what Rohrbaugh says was legitimate legal work he did for Mace.

Government attorneys have yet to respond to Rohrbaugh’s motion.