United States v. Hagop Vartanian

BYBEE, Circuit Judge.

Hagop Vartanian (“Vartanian”) appeals his jury convictions for aiding and abetting the filing of a false tax return, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1), and two counts of aiding and abetting the making of false statements on a loan application, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 18 U.S.C. § 1014. On appeal, Vartanian asserts that the district court abused its discretion when it dismissed a juror from service. 1 We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm Vartanian’s conviction.

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In November 2001, a grand jury returned an indictment charging…