United States v. Leslie Scott Foreman

OPINION

GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Leslie Scott Foreman guilty of bank fraud, money laundering, and uttering a counterfeit security. After denying Foreman’s motion for a new trial based upon a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the district court sentenced him to 44 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual background

On April 27, 2000, at approximately 12:25 p.m., a man later identified as Foreman withdrew $230 from Foreman’s account at the Honda Federal…