United States v. John L. Morrow

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Eleven appellants challenge on innumerable grounds their convictions in the Middle District of Florida under a ten count indictment charging conspiracy and substantive offenses. Count One of the indictment charged all appellants, and twelve other original defendants, with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to commit an assortment of substantive crimes, see 18 U.S.C. § 371, including mail fraud and wire fraud, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343, interstate and foreign transportation of counterfeited securities, see 18 U.S.C. § 2314, and the defrauding of federally…