United States v. Zidar

MEMORANDUM*

John Wayne Zidar appeals his conviction by jury verdict and the sentence imposed by the district court. A federal grand jury charged Zidar with promoting a Ponzi scheme that swindled more than $79 million from about two thousand persons.1 After a month-long trial, a jury found Zi-dar guilty of: conspiracy to commit mail fraud; conspiracy to commit wire fraud; conspiracy to commit money laundering; seven counts of mail fraud; seven counts of wire fraud; and nine counts of money laundering. The district court sentenced Zidar to a thirty-year term of incarceration.

Zidar challenges the…