United States v. Tagliaferri

Defendant-Appellant James Tagliaferri appeals from a judgment of conviction on one count of investment adviser fraud, one count of securities fraud, four counts of wire fraud, and six counts of offenses in violation of the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952.1 On appeal, Tagliaferri raises a number of challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence and certain jury instructions. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the *101facts and the record below, which we reference only as necessary to explain our decision. In an opinion per curiam filed herewith, we reject Tagliaferri’s argument that the jury…