United States v. Antony Michael Upton, Santa Barbara Castle Development Corp., A/K/A Castle Construction Corp., and Ronald R. Barrick

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

Ronald Barrick, Antony Upton and Santa Barbara Castle Development Corporation, a/li/a Castle Construction Corporation, were convicted on numerous counts of conspiring to defraud the United States Air Force in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 286, and for submitting false claims and making false statements to the Air Force for reimbursement of bond premiums in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 287 and 2. Barrick was also convicted on three additional counts of making, or causing to be made, a fraudulent statement of material fact to the Air Force in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2.…