United States v. Thomas

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Terrance N. Thomas (“Thomas”) was convicted following a jury trial of two counts of using interstate commerce to attempt to persuade a minor to engage in an illegal sexual act, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). Thomas was sentenced to two concurrent sentences of seventy months’ imprisonment, five years’ supervised release, and $450 in fines and assessments. He appeals his conviction and sentence. We AFFIRM.

BACKGROUND

On June 12, 2003, Special Agent Flint Waters (‘Waters”) of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation visited a YAHOO! chat room using the screen…