United States v. Joseph Soriano Rickey Santos

TANG, Circuit Judge:

This case arises out of transactions involving government officials in Guam. Jospeh Soriano and Ricky Santos were jointly indicted and tried. Soriano was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act and five counts of mail fraud. Santos was convicted of two counts of mail fraud. In their joint appeal, Soriano and Santos raise six mutual issues and one issue pertains only to Soriano.

First, appellants argue that the district court erred in denying their motions to exclude from evidence mutually incriminating tape-recorded statements…