United States v. Richard R. Harris

892 F.2d 1047 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard R. HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 88-5364. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 4, 1989. Decided Jan. 5, 1990. As Corrected Jan. 17, 1990. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, ALARCON and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Richard R. Harris appeals from a jury conviction on 32 counts of mail fraud, bank fraud, and interstate transportation of forged securities under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2413 , 1344, and 1341. We affirm. I. 3 Harris, over a five-year period, negotiated over 30 stolen and forged checks worth several million dollars. Between 1983 and 1988, while running his own small tax preparation and insurance business, Harris attempted to clear through his own and his customers' bank accounts counterfeit corporate checks drawn from some 14 different entities. Harris has never contested the fact that the checks he…