United States v. Epstein

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants S. Joel Epstein and John Handel were convicted after a jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts for offenses related to a scheme to defraud the owners of timeshare units. They now appeal, challenging both their convictions and their sentences. We affirm.

I. Background

The scheme that led to the appellants’ convictions involved companies located in various parts of the country. Resort Investment Trust (RIT) and Swiss American Bank, called “buyers,” were Florida-based telemarketing companies that solicited…