United States v. George Michael Shipsey

WEINER, Senior District Judge:

I

George Michael Shipsey appeals his conviction on charges of mail fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1341), wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1343), and theft from an employee pension fund (18 U.S.C. § 664), arising from the diversion of construction loan proceeds. Previously, another panel of this court had vacated his first conviction on these charges, United States v. Shipsey, 190 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir.1999) (“Shipsey I”), and remanded for a new trial. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331; this court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm the…