United States v. Peterson

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Paul and William Peterson ran a home building business in California. In the 1990s, they subsidized down payments to home buyers and then submitted misleading gift letters to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) falsely stating that a family member or friend of the buyer had provided the money for the down payment.

Defendants appeal their jury convictions for: 1) causing false material statements to be made in a matter within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001; 2) aiding and abetting in the…