United States v. James Leon Stewart, Robert Preston Fails

WESLEY E. BROWN, Senior District Judge.

Appellant James Stewart was convicted by a jury on twenty-nine counts of mail and wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1341 and § 1343) as well as one count of conspiracy to defraud (18 U.S.C. § 371). Appellant argues that the trial court committed several errors in the proceedings below. We have examined the record and, having found no error, we affirm the judgment and the convictions.

According to the superseding indictment, the defendant devised a scheme to obtain pharmaceuticals from drug manufacturers at reduced prices by representing that the drugs were being…