United States v. Vince Giovengo, Samuel Paladino. Appeal of Samuel Paladino

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

In this case, Samuel Paladino appeals from convictions for transgressing the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (1976), and for conspiring to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1976).

The facts, as they appear from the evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the government, 1 indicate that Paladino and Vincent Giovengo devised and executed a scheme to defraud Trans World Airlines (TWA) of money paid by passengers who purchased one-way airline tickets with cash. TWA employed both Paladino and Giovengo as customer service…