United States v. Lawrence Salvatore Iorizzo

WINTER, Circuit Judge: •

Lawrence S. Iorizzo appeals from various convictions by two juries before Judge Altimari in the Eastern District of New York. Iorizzo was charged in a sixteen count indictment with mail and wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343 (1982), as well as with the interstate transportation of stolen property, 18 U.S.C. § 2314 (1982). These charges arose out of his activities as president and principal owner of Vantage Petroleum Corporation (“Vantage”) and various affiliated companies he owned or controlled. There were three categories of counts. Counts 1-5 were dismissed before…