United States v. William Boss Edmondson

Edmondson appeals from the denial of a motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 35(a). He contends that he could not legally be charged with multiple counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 because the separate loan applications that he mailed were sent to only one source. Each mailing in furtherance of a fraudulent scheme constitutes a separate violation of the mail fraud statute. Badders v. U.S., 240 U.S. 391, 394, 36 S.Ct. 367, 368, 60 L.Ed. 706 (1960); U.S. v. Ash-down, 509 F.2d 793, 800 (5th Cir.1975). He also contends that his sentence was based on a…