United States v. William E. Owen, Jr., Frederick Morse Allen, Joseph G. Scata, and Juliusgrossman

RIVES, Circuit Judge:

William E. Owen, Jr., Joseph G. Scata, Julius Grossman, Frederick Morse Allen and seven others were indicted for conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 371; substantive violations of the federal mail fraud statutes, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1342, 1343; and aiding and abetting, 18 U.S.C. § 2. After a jury trial, Owen, Scata, Grossman and Allen all were convicted on the conspiracy count. 1 Also, Scata was convicted on six substantive counts; Owen on five substantive counts; and Grossman on two substantive counts. 2 Scata was sentenced to concurrent four-year prison terms on the substantive…