United States v. Rochelle K. Whatley

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Rochelle "Whatley and her husband, Victor "Whatley, were the principals in a telemarketing firm called Midwest Marketing Concepts (MMC). Mrs. Whatley was president and sole shareholder, while Mr. Whatley served variously as a consultant and a general manager. MMC employed the two other appellants in this case, Michael Landess and Harold Barnett, as telemarketing salesmen.

We state such facts as the evidence would support a reasonable jury in finding. Working from phone lists obtained from other telemarketing firms, an MMC salesman would call an individual…