United States v. Johnson

HUG, Circuit Judge.

Following a 17-week trial, Harry Johnson, Gene Buree, Michael Davis, Louise Clark, Micah Rudisill, and Larry Eames (“Defendants”) were found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, mail fraud, and wire0 fraud for their involvement in a fraudulent telemarketing scheme. Rudisill and Eames were also found guilty of money laundering. Each defendant appealed his or her conviction and sentence on multiple grounds, and the six appeals were consolidated into a single matter for consideration by this court. For the reasons set forth below, we…