United States v. Roberts

Defendant Dennis L. Roberts was convicted by a jury on fifty counts of mail fraud on May 25,1977. Roberts’ conviction was based on a scheme whereby he obtained $1.7 million in prepayments for digital watches and calculators which he never intended to deliver. On July 15, 1977, Roberts was sentenced to five years imprisonment on each of Counts 1 through 48 to run concurrently. He also was fined $1,000 on each count. A consecutive sentence of three years and a fine of $1,000 were imposed upon the defendant on Count 49. *2Sentence as to imprisonment only was suspended on Count 50 and defendant was…