United States v. Arthur H. Ryan, III

A jury found Arthur Ryan guilty of five counts of federal income tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. § 7201, and five counts of failing to file federal income tax returns, 26 U.S.C. § 7203. The district court sentenced Mr. Ryan to one year of imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. Mr. Ryan appeals his conviction pro se. 3 We affirm.

At Mr. Ryan's trial, the government sought to introduce computer print-outs of Ryan's tax records to prove that he had failed to file income tax returns during the years 1983 through 1987. 4 These computer print-outs were certified by the Chicago IRS…