United States v. I. Vasilios, A/K/A Bill Vasilios, and Howard W. Alexander, Defendants- United States of America v. James W. Brewer

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

The convictions appealed in this case arise out of a complex scheme to defraud investors purchasing industrial revenue bonds. Howard Alexander, James Brewer and I. Vasilios, participants in the plan, were found guilty of mail fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy to commit those offenses. 18 U.S.C. § 1341; 15 U.S.C. §§ 77q(a), 77x; 18 U.S.C. § 371. Appellants Alexander and Vasilios were tried jointly; Brewer was tried alone. Their cases, however, have been consolidated for this appeal.

The principal issues presented to this court are peculiar to the appellant urging them:…