United States v. McCaskill

STAFFORD, District Judge.

The defendant, Luther McCaskill (“McCaskñl”), appeals his conviction and sentence on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and possession of forged securities. We AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1997, Eric Hoberg (“Hoberg”) sought private, unconventional financing to build a mill in North Dakota to grind organic grains into flour. He originally sought out the services of Richard Sclar (“Sclar”), in Florida, paying Sclar $2,500 to secure fi nancing for a mill expected to cost about $3,500,000. When Sclar left the country having failed to procure the financing, Sclar’s ex-wife,…