United States v. Leonard F. Boekelman, Jr.

The defendant, Boekelman, was charged with two counts of transporting stolen securities in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 2314. The first count charged defendant with transporting a $50,000 cashier’s check (issued by the Barclay Bank in Beverly Hills, California, hereinafter “Barclay”) from California to Oregon. The second count charged defendant with transporting nine (9) $10,000 cashier’s checks (also issued by Barclay) from California to Oregon. A six-day jury trial was held and defendant was convicted on both counts. Boekelman appeals, claiming that one of the jury instructions was improper, and claiming that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We find no reversible error and affirm Boekelman’s conviction.

Jurisdiction of the district court was based on 18 U.S.C. § 3231 . Jurisdiction of this court is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 .

FACTS

The defendant and two other individuals formed General Fund, Inc. (hereinafter “General”), an Oregon corporation, in 1975. In February 1976, Boekelman became sole owner of General. On January 5, 1976, defendant opened a checking and savings account for General at the Barclay Bank with opening deposits of $75 and $25,…