United States v. Lee Alton Presler, A/K/A Robert Ray Presler, A/K/A Robert L. Curtis

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

The defendant appeals his conviction of the crimes of “fraud by wire” (18 U.S.C. § 1343) and of transportation in interstate commerce of fraudulently obtained property worth more than $5,000 (18 U.S.C. § 2314). The charges against the defendant grew out of a loan application by one Altman, a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, real estate developer, induced by the defendant, who, using a false name, claimed to be a loan broker operating out of Charlotte, North Carolina, with close ties to the Teamster’s Union in Illinois. The Government contended that the defendant…