Johansen
United States v. Johansen
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Henrik Johansen (“Johansen”) and Standby Parts, Inc. (“Standby”) timely appeal from a judgment of conviction, entered after a five-day jury trial, on one count of conspiracy to commit fraud involving aircraft parts in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 38 (a)(8) (“Count One”), and one count of falsifying or concealing a material fact concerning an aircraft part in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 38 (a)(1)(A) (“Count Two”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
I.
The large body of testimonial and documentary evidence presented at trial, the procedural events of the case, and the applicable law are well known to the parties. Thus, we will recite such information only as necessary to our disposition of the claims of error raised in this appeal.
II.
Johansen and Standby (collectively, “defendants”) first contend that there was insufficient evidence to support their convictions. “There is sufficient evidence to support a conviction if, Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.’ ” United States v. Corona-Verbera, 509 F.3d 1105,…