United States v. Steven Sneed

BARRETT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Steven Sneed (Sneed) appeals from the district court’s judgment and sentence imposed following a jury trial. Sneed was found guilty of one count of aiding and abetting securities fraud (18 U.S.C. § 2 and 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b) and 78ff), two counts of aiding and abetting mail fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1341), and one count of aiding and abetting wire fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1343). He was sentenced to- 33 months imprisonment, 3 years supervised release, and fined $15,000 with a special assessment of $200.00.

FACTS

In late 1988 and early 1989, the Federal Bureau of…