United States v. Claudy Ray Herron and Johannes Faul

GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Johannes Faul and Claudy Ray Herron, defendants-appellants, challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support their wire fraud convictions for fabricating and participating in a scheme designed to facilitate a large cash deposit in an American bank without triggering a Currency Transaction Report (CTR). We also consider an issue raised sua sponte: whether the facts alleged in the indictment constitute a cogni*1037zable violation of the wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343. We find that the indictment did set forth a cognizable wire fraud offense and the convictions entered…