United States v. Peter J. Ribaste, A/K/A P.J. Ribaste

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Peter J. Ribaste was convicted by a jury of one count of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (1988), one count of making a false statement to a federally insured institution, 18 U.S.C. § 1014 (1988), and one count of making a false statement to a federal agency, the Small Business Administration (SBA), 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (1988). The District Court 1 sentenced Ribaste to six months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $10,000 fine. Ri-baste argues on appeal: (1) his conviction for mail fraud should be overturned because the necessary mailing element of the…