United States v. Van Anh

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Anh Van, 1 Khong Nguyen, and Thinh Cao of multiple counts of conspiring to use or using extortionate means to collect an extension of credit in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 894. On appeal, the defendants challenge their convictions, their sentences, or both. We affirm in all respects.

I. Background

We rehearse the background facts here, reserving the discussion of other facts for our later examination of defendants’ challenges. We view these facts in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. United States v. Turner, 501 F.3d 59, 63 (1st Cir.2007).

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