United States v. Raymond H. Magnuson, Jr.

There are three separate indictments and convictions at issue on this consolidated appeal. Each of the indictments was based on a different factual situation. Only one of the indictments gave rise to a trial. We will refer to each of the separate cases by the numbers given them on appeal.

In Case No. 81-2093, the only one which went to trial, appellant Magnuson and a William Beckman were charged with three counts of mail fraud, seven counts of wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. The mail fraud counts were dismissed at trial. Magnuson was found guilty on the…